“Happy birthday!”: shēng  rì  kuài  lè!（生日快乐！） “Happy birthday to you!”: zhù  nǐ  shēng  rì  kuài  lè!（祝你生日快乐！） Sometimes people make fun of close fri...

“Happy New Year!” (General): xīn  nián  kuài  lè!（新年快乐！） “Happy New Year!” (After the New Year has started): xīn  nián  hǎo!（新年好！） The following phras...

General ways to say “How are you recently?”: zuì  jìn  hǎo  ma?（最近好吗？） nǐ  zuì  jìn  hǎo  ma?（你最近好吗？） nǐ  zuì  zěn  yàng?（最近怎样？） nǐ  zuì  ké  hǎo?（最近可...

The formal way to address a Chinese man: xiān  sheng (先生), literally Mr. Can be combined with the person’s family name, e.g. Chén  xiān  sheng  (陈先生),...

Never greet a Chinese woman as xiáo  jiě (小姐). It is literally miss, but implies prostitute. The most fashionable way to greet a Chinese woman is: měi...