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  <p><span class="english"><a name="GreetingWords" id=
  "GreetingWords">Greeting words</a> (8)</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">These are the most commonly used
  greeting words</span></p>
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        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:121;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">你好</span> <span class=
          "english">nĭhăo</span> <span class="english"><a href=
          "Sound/ni%20hao.wav"><img src=
          "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:148;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Hello</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:121;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">你早</span> <span class=
          "english">(nĭ)zăo</span> <span class="english"><a href=
          "Sound/ni%20zao.wav"><img src=
          "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:148;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Good morning</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:121;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">再见</span> <span class=
          "english">zàijiàn</span> <span class="english"><a href=
          "Sound/zaijian.wav"><img src=
          "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:148;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Goodbye</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:121;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">欢迎</span> <span class=
          "english">huānyíng</span> <span class="english"><a href=
          "Sound/huanying.wav"><img src=
          "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:148;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Welcome</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:121;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">谢谢</span> <span class=
          "english">xièxie</span> <span class="english"><a href=
          "Sound/xiexie.wav"><img src=
          "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style=
        "width:148;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0cm; padding-bottom:0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Thanks</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
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  <p style="line-height: 150%"></p>
  <p style="line-height: 150%"><span class="english">Some English
  greeting words are not used in Chinese. For instance,</span>
  <span class="hanzi">晚安</span> <span class="english">wănān</span>
  <span class="english">good night is only used by people
  influenced by Western culture.</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">再见</span> <span class="english">zàijiàn</span>
  <span class="english">goodbye is the expression that Chinese
  people use when parting in the evening. The most commonly used
  greeting in Chinese is</span> <span class="hanzi">你好</span>
  <span class="english">nĭhăo</span> <span class="english">hello
  (lit. you well). The expression</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">早</span> <span class="english">zăo</span> <span class=
  "english">morning is also used. Close to meal times the greeting
  words between friends and colleagues of the same social rank
  might be</span></p>
  <p style="line-height: 150%"><span class="hanzi">吃了</span>
  <span class="hanzi">吗？</span></p>
  <p style="line-height: 150%"><span class="english">chīle
  ma</span> <span class="english"><a href=
  "Sound/chi%20le%20ma.wav"><img src=
  "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
  <p style="line-height: 150%"><span class="english">Have you
  eaten?</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Chinese people often use a person’s
  title to show respect to those who are socially superior. For
  instance, if you met your teacher Mr. Wang in the street you
  would greet him like this:</span></p>
  <p><span class="hanzi">王</span> <span class="hanzi">老师</span>
  <span class="hanzi">好</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Wáng</span> <span class="english">lăoshī
  hăo</span> <span class="english"><a href=
  "Sound/wang%20laoshi%20hao.wav"><img src=
  "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Hello, Mr. Wang (lit. Wang Teacher
  well).</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">In the morning you should
  say:</span></p>
  <p><span class="hanzi">王</span> <span class="hanzi">老师</span>
  <span class="hanzi">早</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Wáng</span> <span class="english">lăoshī
  zăo</span> <span class="english"><a href=
  "Sound/wang%20laoshi%20zao.wav"><img src=
  "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Morning, Mr. Wang. (lit. Wang Teacher
  morning).</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">If you have any questions about this
  explanation, please click here to ask.</span></p>
  <p><a title="These must be submitted before your lessons."
  target="_blank" href="Lessons%201-13.htm#greeting" style=
  "text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700"><span style=
  "font-weight: 700;">Assignments</span> <span class="english"
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  <a title="These must be submitted before your lessons." target=
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  <p>What would say in the following situations? Please write the
  sentences down on a piece of paper (8, greeting)</p>
  <p>When you see your teachers in the morning.</p>
  <p>When people give you presents.</p>
  <p>When friends visit your home.</p>
  <p>When you meet a friend in the evening.</p>
  <p>When you see a friend in the afternoon.</p>
  <p>When you see a friend at lunchtime.</p>
  <p>When you see your colleagues and teachers before leaving the
  institute.</p>
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