There are four tones in Mandarin Chinese, which are: First tone: a level and higher pitch. Second tone: rising, start from a lower pitch and end at a slightly higher pitch. Third tone: falling rising, start at a neutral tone then dip to a lower pitch before ending at a higher pitch. Fourth tone: falling, start the syllable at a slightly higher Greetings: “你好！. (Nǐ hǎo!)” or “你好吗？. (Nǐ hǎo ma)?”. 25/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #GreetingsNihAOnIhaOma. Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Annie: ___. Zhāng Lì: Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie! 张丽: 我很好，谢谢！. Zhang Li: I’m fine, thank you! Hen Hao (hen how)- very good. Xie Xie (she-eh she-eh)- thank you. Bu Ke Qi (boo kuh chi) - you're welcome. Hao De (how duh)- okay (usually said twice and used on the phone a lot, I don't know if they usually use this to say 'it's okay' but we did and it helped with my little sister) Bu Ku (boo koo)- don't cry. Gui Gui (gway gway)- good girl/boy Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 老师 ( laoshi / lăoshī ) ⓘ Writing in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. hái qiān zhe nǐ de shǒu. 还 牵 着 你 的 手. Holding your hand. xiǎng zhī dào nǐ zhēn de guò dé hǎo ma. 想 知 道 你 真 的 过 得 好 吗. Want to know how you're really doing. méi yǒu wǒ yé xǔ shì zhǒng jiě tuō. 没 有 我 也 许 是 种 解 脱. It may be a solution without me. English translations. you, 2nd person singular. Chinese character and stroke order animation. : speed: 2. The traditional Chinese characters of nĭ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above. Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 你 ( ni / nĭ ) ⓘ. Han character [edit] 呢 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口尸心 , four-corner 6701 1, composition ⿰口 尼) References [edit] Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 25; Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3430; Dae Jaweon: page 399, character 31; Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 609, character 3; Unihan data for Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 今天 ( jintian / jīntiān ) ⓘ Writing in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. 29kk.