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🇨🇳 How to Say How Are You in Chinese

how are you in Chinese
你好吗?
nǐ hǎo ma?

The standard way to say how are you in Chinese — safe in any situation.

Worth knowing: 你好吗 is textbook-correct but rarely how Chinese people actually check in — the beloved real-life version is 吃了吗 ("have you eaten yet?"), which is care disguised as a meal enquiry.

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最近怎么样?zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?
"how have things been?"
吃了吗?chī le ma?
"eaten yet?" — the classic care-greeting
还好吗?hái hǎo ma?
"doing okay?"

Reading it is step one. Saying it is the skill.

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