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你好您好再见早上好晚上好大家好

问好 · First hellos

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晚上好

wǎnshanghǎo

Good evening

Sounds roughly like wahn-shahng how

Literal meaning

  • 晚上

    wǎnshang

    evening

  • 好

    hǎo

    good

late · above · good

How to pronounce it

  • 晚

    wǎn

    wan3

    33rd · dipping

    w + ahn. Round the lips a little. Dip, then rise.

  • 上

    shang

    shang5

    ·neutral

    Light retroflex “shahng”. Do not give it a full 4th tone here.

  • 好

    hǎo

    hao3

    33rd · dipping

    Dipping “how”. Same 好 as in 你好.

In real life

晚上好，请进。

Wǎnshang hǎo, qǐng jìn.

Good evening — please come in.