端午节
July 1 [Qīyuè yīhào]: Foundation Day of Chinese Communist Party Jiàndǎngjié 建党节
August 1 [Bāyuè yīhào]: Foundation Day of the People’s Liberation Army Jiànjūnjié 建军节
September/October (Lunar Calendar: Fifth Day of the Eighth Month) [Nónglì Bāyuè shíwǔrì]: The Mid-Autumn Festival Zhōngqiūjié 中秋节
October 1 [Shíyuè yīhào]: National Day Guóqìngjié 国庆节
2. Meet and Greet
2.1 Greetings
2.2 Asking a question
2.3 How to reply
2.4 Thank you
2.5 I’m sorry
2.6 What do you think?
It is normal in China to shake hands on meeting and parting company. The strength of the handshake is determined by the level of acquaintance and the importance of the occasion. Generally one should refrain from giving a strong handshake unless you know the person well already. Hugging is reserved for relatives and kissing on the cheeks is rarely seen among Chinese except on occasions involving foreigners.
2.1 Greetings
Hello Mr Williams.
Nǐ hǎo, Wēiliánmǔsī xiānsheng.
你好，威廉姆斯先生。
Good morning, Mr Williams.
Zǎo, Wēiliánmǔsī xiānsheng.
早，威廉姆斯先生。
Hello Mrs Jones.
Nǐ hǎo, Qióngsī tàitai.
你好，琼斯太太。
Good morning, Mrs Jones.
Zǎo, Qióngsī fūren.
早，琼斯夫人。
Hello, Peter.
Nǐ hǎo, Bǐdé.
你好，彼德。
Hi, Helen.
Nǐ hǎo, Kǎilún.
你好，凯伦。
Good morning, madam.
Zǎoshang hǎo, tàitai/fūren.
早上好，太太／夫人。
Good afternoon, sir.
Xiàwǔ hǎo, xiānsheng.
下午好，先生。
Good evening.
Wǎnshang hǎo.
晚上好。
How are you?
Nǐ hǎo ma?
你好吗？
How’s everything?
Zěnmeyàng?
怎么样？
Fine, thank you, and you?
Hái hǎo, xièxie, nǐ ne?
还好，谢谢，你呢？
Very well, and you?
Hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
很好，你呢？
In excellent health
Jīngshén hǎo
精神好
In great shape
Shēntǐ hǎo
身体好
So-so
Mǎmǎhūhū
马马虎虎
Not very well
Bù zěnme hǎo
不怎么好
Not bad
Búcuò
不错
I’m going to leave.
Wǒ yào zǒu le.
我要走了。
I have to be going, someone’s waiting for me.
Wǒ děi zǒu le, yǒu rén zài děng wǒ.
我得走了，有人在等我。
Good-bye.
Zàijiàn.
再见。
See you later.
Yìhuǐr jiàn.
一会儿见。
See you in a little while.
Dāi huǐr jiàn.
待会儿见。
Sweet dreams.
Zuò ge hǎo mèng.
做个好梦。
Good night.
Wǎn’ān.
晚安。
All the best/Good luck.
Zhù nǐ hǎo yùn.
祝你好运。
Have fun.
Wánr kāixīn diǎnr.
玩开心点儿。
Have a nice vacation.
Jiàqī
