<p>You can say ‘嗨’, which is equivalent to ‘hi’ in English or ‘哈咯’ which translates to ‘hello’ or even ‘哟‘ like another user had mentioned in the comments.</p>

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2017-11-22T13:55:41.727Z
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danielloid
<p>Is there a more informal way than the standard 你好 to say "hi" or "wazzup" when meeting friends or equal age people of the same age, or is 你好 always appropriate?</p>

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2017-11-22T03:54:17.430Z
Just say "hi" or "hey"?
halfelf
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2017-11-22T04:49:10.420Z
Haha, yes of course, but is there a Chinese word that is equal to that? :)
PetaspeedBeaver
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Maybe "yo" or "哟". Generally it depends on context and relationship between you and this person you greetings. There're many alternatives, but not precisely equal to "hello", like calling them by nickname, or "吃了没?""去哪啊?""早" etc.
halfelf
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2017-11-22T07:19:48.160Z
Just make a sound, like 'haa'. 'ahh' they are not English,  Chinese or any language,  they're just sound
Tang Ho
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Informal way of saying hello?
# Informal way of saying hello?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-22)

Is there a more informal way than the standard 你好 to say "hi" or "wazzup" when meeting friends or equal age people of the same age, or is 你好 always appropriate?

**Tags:** greetings, informal

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Just say "hi" or "hey"?  
> **username_0**: Haha, yes of course, but is there a Chinese word that is equal to that? :)  
> **username_1**: Maybe "yo" or "哟". Generally it depends on context and relationship between you and this person you greetings. There're many alternatives, but not precisely equal to "hello", like calling them by nickname, or "吃了没?""去哪啊?""早" etc.  
> **username_2**: Just make a sound, like 'haa'. 'ahh' they are not English,  Chinese or any language,  they're just sound  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-22. Score: 3

You can say ‘嗨’, which is equivalent to ‘hi’ in English or ‘哈咯’ which translates to ‘hello’ or even ‘哟‘ like another user had mentioned in the comments.


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