Chinese, like all languages, has its own set of unique greetings which may be seemingly strange to learners of the language (this is particularly true if the two cultures are vastly different). Below, you will find commonly-used Mandarin greetings and farewells, along with corresponding pinyin pronunciations.

Hello [ edit ]

Good morning [ edit ]

Good afternoon [ edit ]

午安 wǔ'ān note : seldom used in the Mainland. Mostly used in the Republic of China and the rest of the Chinese speaking world.

: seldom used in the Mainland. Mostly used in the Republic of China and the rest of the Chinese speaking world. 下午好 xìawǔ hǎo!

Good evening / Good night [ edit ]

再见 再見 zàijian

明天见 明天見 míngtian jiàn

拜拜 bāibāi/báibái 掰掰 (báibái) is the variant character form that is gaining popularity in ROC.

is the variant character form that is gaining popularity in ROC. 回头见 回頭見 huítóujiàn

再会 再會 zàihuì