问候
wèn hòu
greetings
The Chinese term '问候' directly translates to 'greetings' in English. It is a polite expression used to say hello or acknowledge someone’s presence, similarly to its English counterpart. It can be used in both formal and informal settings.
Example sentences using: 问候
我每天早上问候我的妈妈。
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang wènhòu wǒ de māmā.
I greet my mother every morning.
The sentence expresses a daily morning greeting given to the speaker's mother.
你好，我想要问候你。
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng yào wènhòu nǐ.
Hello, I want to greet you.
The sentence expresses a desire to greet the second person.
他转达了我对你的问候。
Tā zhuǎndále wǒ duì nǐ de wènhòu.
He conveyed my greetings to you.
The sentence reveals that a third person has relayed the speaker's greeting to the listener.
请转告她我的问候。
Qǐng zhuǎngào tā wǒ de wènhòu.
Please convey my greetings to her.
The sentence requests the listener to pass on the speaker's greeting to a third person.
我希望通过这封信向你问候。
Wǒ xīwàng tōngguò zhè fēng xìn xiàng nǐ wènhòu.
I hope to greet you through this letter.
The sentence expresses the speaker's wish to send his/her greetings to the listener via a letter.
我收到了你的问候，我很高兴。
Wǒ shōudàole nǐ de wènhòu, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
I received your greetings, and I am very happy.
The sentence indicates that the speaker is happy after receiving greetings from the listener.
他每天都向老师问候。
Tā měitiān dōu xiàng lǎoshī wènhòu.
He greets the teacher every day.
The sentence describes the daily ritual of the third person greeting his/her teacher.
我们家的狗看到我时总是用尾巴向我问候。
Wǒmen jiā de gǒu kàn dào wǒ shí zǒng shì yòng wěibā xiàng wǒ wènhòu.
Our dog always greets me with its tail when it sees me.
An interesting greeting that a dog gives to the speaker by wagging its tail.
每天在网络上我都会向我的朋友们问候。
Měitiān zài wǎngluò shàng wǒ dūhuì xiàng wǒ de péngyǒumen wènhòu.
Every day on the internet, I greet my friends.
The sentence describes how the speaker uses the internet to greet his/her friends daily.
我在会议开始时先向大家问候。
Wǒ zài huìyì kāishǐ shí xiān xiàng dàjiā wènhòu.
I greet everyone at the beginning of the meeting.
The sentence describes the speaker's habit of greeting everyone before the start of a meeting.