As noted, 早 (zǎo) means “morning.” It's a noun and you can use it by itself as a greeting meaning "good morning." The Chinese character 早 (zǎo) is a composite of two char… See more

We previously explained the meaning of the first character 早 in these two versions of "good morning." The second character 安 (ān) means "peace." So, the literal translation … See more

The phrase 晚上好 (wǎn shàng hǎo) means "good evening" in Chinese. The word 晚 is composed of two parts: 日 and 免 (miǎn). As noted previously, 日 means sun, while 免 m… See more

Speak these greeting and farewell phrases at the appropriate time of the day. You should say morning greetings until about 10 a.m. The Chinese usually say evening greetings b… See more