"How are you?" "How have you been?" "Are you OK..?"
Just like in English, there are many ways to ask how someone is doing in Chinese.
Naturally, the question you choose depends on the situation:
Summary Of Asking "How are you?" in Chinese From The Video Above
No. | Chinese Expressions of "HOW ARE YOU?" |
|---|---|
1 | zuì jìn zěn me yàng？ 最近怎么样？ How's it going? / How have you been lately? |
2 | zuì jìn máng xiē shén me？ 最近忙些什么？ What have you been busy with lately? |
3 | zuì jìn qù nǎr ne？ 最近去哪儿呢？ Where have you been lately? |
4 | hái hǎo ba？ 还好吧？ Are you all right? |
5 | yī qiè shùn lì ma？ 一切顺利吗？ Is everything OK? |
6 | shùn lì ma？ 顺利吗？ Did it go well? (You could ask this if someone has attended a job interview or similar) |
7 | nǐ zěn me le？ 你怎么了？ What happened to you? |
8 | nǐ bù shū fu ma？ 你不舒服吗？ Are you feeling uncomfortable / unwell? |
9 | shēn tǐ hǎo ma？ 身体好吗？ lit. “Is the body good?” (Used to ask how older people are doing.) |
10 | shén me shì？ 什么事？ What's the matter? / What's up? |
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