How to Say Hello in Taiwan: Mandarin Greetings

In Taiwan, Mandarin Chinese is the official language. Common greetings include:

Standard Greetings

• Nǐ hǎo (你好) – "Hello" / "Good morning" (universal).
• Zǎo ān (早安) – "Good morning."
• Wǔ ān (午安) – "Good afternoon."
• Wǎn ān (晚安) – "Good evening" / "Good night."

Casual & Friendly

• Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn (好久不見) – "Long time no see."
• Xǐhuān jiàn dào nǐ (很高興見到你) – "Nice to see you."
• Nǐ hǎo ma? (你好嗎) – "How are you?"

Formal/Respectful

• Qǐng wèn ān (請問安) – Polite "How are you?"
• Gǎnxiè nín (感謝您) – "Thank you" (formal).

Notes

• "Xīn nán" (心肝) and "kàn jiǎn" (加減) in the original query appear to be typos or dialect misunderstandings; they are not standard greetings.
• Taiwan uses Traditional Chinese characters; Pinyin romanization shown above.