Answer to the Exercise on Chinese Crossword Puzzle (Intermediate)

Answers

1.好 (hǎo)
2.不 (bú)
3.仰 (yǎng)
4.到 (dào)
5.很 (hěn)
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After finishing the Chinese crossword puzzle we will have learned five Chinese greetings. They are:

Nǐhǎo!
你好!
Hello!

“你好!(Nǐhǎo!) Hello!” is one of the most frequently used greetings in China. On most occasions when you meet someone, you can say “你好!(Nǐhǎo!) Hello!”

Example

Lucy: Nǐhǎo, Zhāng Fēng.
Lucy:你好,张       丰。
Lucy: Hello! Zhang Feng.

Zhāng Fēng: Nǐhǎo, Lucy.
张        丰:   你好,Lucy。
Zhang Feng: Hello! Lucy.

Hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn!
好    久  不 见!
Long time no see!

If you haven’t seen a person for a long time, the next time you see him, you can say “好久不见!(Hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn!) Long time no see!” to express your happiness at being reacquainted.

Example

Rose: Betty,  hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn! Nǐ shì shénme shíhou cónɡ Zhōngguó huílái de?
Rose:Betty,好 久 不 见! 你 是   什么       时候     从       中国       回来  的?
Rose: Betty, long time no see! When did you come back from China?

Betty: Sān tiān qián.
Betty:三  天    前。
Betty: Three days ago.

Jiǔyǎnɡ
久仰
I’ve heard so much about you.

Literally, “久仰(jiǔyǎnɡ)” means to have admired someone for a long time. It is usually used in a formal occasion. You can also say: “久仰久仰!(Jiǔyǎng jiǔyǎng!)”

Example

Zhāng Lì: Bob,  zhè shì wǒmen de CEO Yú Mǐn.
张       丽:Bob,这 是    我们   的   CEO 俞  敏。
Zhang Li: Bob, this is our CEO Yu Min.

Bob: Yú xiānsheng, jiǔyǎng jiǔyǎng!
Bob:俞     先生,    久仰     久仰!
Bob: Mr Yu, I’ve heard so much about you.

Jiàndào nǐ hěn gāoxìnɡ!
见到       你  很     高兴!
Glad to meet you!

In China, if you meet a person for the first time, you can say “见到你很高兴!(Jiàndào nǐ hěn gāoxìnɡ!) Glad to meet you.”

Example

Lǐ Míng: Zhào Yīng, zhè shì wǒde péngyou Linda.
李  明: 赵      英,  这  是   我的    朋友      Linda。
Li Ming: Zhao Ying, this is my friend Linda.

Zhào Yīnɡ: Jiàndào nǐ hěn ɡāoxìng!
赵       英: 见到      你  很   高兴!
Zhao Ying: Glad to meet you!

Wǒ hěn hǎo!
我  很    好!
I’m fine!

As a Chinese greeting, Chinese people often use “我很好!(Wǒ hěn hǎo!)” to say “I’m fine.”

Example

Lǐ Píng: Nǐ zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?
李  萍:你   最近    怎么样?
Li Ping: How are you?

Tom: Wǒ hěn hǎo!
Tom:我  很   好!
Tom: I’m fine.

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