oGsBumder • 國語 • 5 yr. ago. To be honest Chinese people never say "ni hao ma", regardless of the formality of the situation. If you want to ask how someone is, it's more natural in informal situations to say 怎么样 (zen me yang) although this still isn't commonly said by Chinese people amongst themselves. "Ni hao" meaning "hello" is
Updated on May 28, 2017. Pinyin is a Romanization system used to learn Mandarin. It transcribes the sounds of Mandarin using the Western (Roman) alphabet. Pinyin is most commonly used in Mainland China for teaching school children to read and it is also widely used in teaching materials designed for Westerners who wish to learn Mandarin.
家 jiā – family. 好 hǎo – well. So, literally, this says: “big family well.”. In Chinese culture, a group is referred to figuratively as a big family. 大家 also means “everyone” and 大家好 means “hello everyone.”. This is a good way to greet a group in Chinese. 7. 喂 – wéi (☎️) .