您
好

About

The word 您好 is formed by combining the character 您, a polite form of "you" constructed from 你 (you) with 心 (heart) added below to imply respect, with the character 好, meaning "good", which is itself composed of 女 (woman) and 子 (child) to represent goodness. This combination results in a literal meaning of "you good" used as a formal greeting.

Example Sentences Hide

您好，请坐这里。

Nín hǎo, qǐng zuò zhèlǐ.

Hello, please sit here.

您好，我叫李华。

Nín hǎo, wǒ jiào Lǐ Huá.

Hello, my name is Li Hua.

您好，请问您贵姓？

Nín hǎo, qǐng wèn nín guìxìng?

Hello, may I ask your surname?

您好，很高兴认识您。

Nín hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.

Hello, nice to meet you.

您好，我是来自北京的记者。

Nín hǎo, wǒ shì láizì Běijīng de jìzhě.

Hello, I am a journalist from Beijing.

Word Definition - 您好

nín hǎo hello (polite)

Individual Character Details

您 nín
好 hǎo, hào