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嗨 hāi

hey/hi

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口海 ⿰口海

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  1. 他一进门就大喊：嗨，大家好！
    Tā yí jìn mén jiù dàhǎn: hāi, dàjiā hǎo!
    As soon as he entered, he shouted loudly, "Hi, everyone!"
    he as-soon-as enter door then shout-loudly: hi, everyone good!
  2. 你为什么用嗨跟长辈打招呼？
    Nǐ wèishénme yòng hāi gēn zhǎngbèi dǎ zhāohu?
    Why do you use "hi" to greet elders?
    you why use hi with elder greet
  3. 见到朋友，你可以说声嗨打个招呼。
    Jiàndào péngyou, nǐ kěyǐ shuō shēng hāi dǎ ge zhāohu.
    When you see a friend, you can say "hi" to greet them.
    see friend, you can say (measure) hi make (measure) greeting
  4. 正式场合不太适合说嗨这种打招呼方式。
    Zhèngshì chǎnghé bú tài shìhé shuō hāi zhè zhǒng dǎzhāohu fāngshì.
    In formal settings, it's not really suitable to say "hi" as a greeting.
    formal occasion not very suitable say hi this(measure) greeting method
  5. 在派对上，他一见到老朋友就喊了一声嗨。
    Zài pàiduì shàng, tā yí jiàndào lǎo péngyou jiù hǎnle yì shēng hāi.
    At the party, as soon as he saw his old friend he shouted "hi".
    at party on, he as-soon-as see old friend then shouted one (measure) hi

Words with 嗨 (1)