你好
HSK 1 (exam 2025)
你好 (nǐhǎo) · hello
你好 (nǐhǎo) means “hello; hi”. It is written with 2 characters: 你 (you) + 好 (good). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 你好 is built
The characters
你 nǐ · you
What 你 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 尔ěr — you (old word)
- ⺈ — top shape
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Pronoun 尔 for a person 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
好 hǎo · good
What 好 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A woman 女 with a son 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你好，我叫小明。Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.Hello, my name is Xiaoming.
王老师，你好！我是大卫。Wáng lǎoshī, nǐ hǎo! Wǒ shì Dàwèi.Hello, Teacher Wang! I'm David.
Questions about 你好
What does 你好 mean?
你好 (nǐhǎo) means “hello; hi”.
How do you pronounce 你好?
你好 is pronounced nǐhǎo.
Which HSK level is 你好?
你好 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 你们nǐmenyou (plural)
- 你nǐyou
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 最好zuìhǎobest
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 好处hǎochubenefit
Learn 你好 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.