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How do you say "how have you been" in Chinese?
你最近怎么样
nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng
In Chinese, "how have you been" is 你最近怎么样 (nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng).
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Pronunciation
nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng lands correctly when you use "nǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "zuì" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "jìn" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "zěn" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "me" kept light and neutral, then "yàng" snapped down sharply (fourth tone).
Writing and usage
你最近怎么样 is written using hanzi. It's a phrase, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
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How to remember 你最近怎么样
The characters 你最近怎么样 feel like how have you been in miniature; let that image ride along with the sound "nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng".
Related words
- good morning 早上好
- 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
- 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 你最近怎么样
How do you pronounce 你最近怎么样?
nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng lands correctly when you use "nǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "zuì" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "jìn" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "zěn" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "me" kept light and neutral, then "yàng" snapped down sharply (fourth tone).
Is 你最近怎么样 formal or casual?
你最近怎么样 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 你最近怎么样 used in Chinese?
你最近怎么样 is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (how have you been).
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