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How do you say "good morning" in Chinese?
早上好
zǎo shàng hǎo
In Chinese, "good morning" is 早上好 (zǎo shàng hǎo).
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Pronunciation
Shape your mouth for zǎo shàng hǎo around "zǎo" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "shàng" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "hǎo" dipped low then curled back up (third tone).
Writing and usage
早上好 is written using hanzi. It's a phrase, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
good morning
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How to remember 早上好
The characters 早上好 feel like good morning in miniature; let that image ride along with the sound "zǎo shàng hǎo".
Related words
- good afternoon 下午好
- good evening 晚上好
- good night 晚安
- how is it going 进展如何
- whats up 怎么了
- how have you been 你最近怎么样
- its nice outside today 今天外面天气很好
- the weather is nice 天气很好
- what are you doing this weekend 你这个周末打算做什么
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Questions about 早上好
How do you pronounce 早上好?
Shape your mouth for zǎo shàng hǎo around "zǎo" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "shàng" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "hǎo" dipped low then curled back up (third tone).
Is 早上好 formal or casual?
早上好 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 早上好 used in Chinese?
早上好 is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (good morning).
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