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Greetings and People: Chinese Writing Worksheet

Hello, thank you, excuse me: the first words you say in Chinese, plus the people you say them to. 你好 is literally "you good".

Greetings and People worksheet in Traditional characters

Traditional

Used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

Greetings and People worksheet in Simplified characters

Simplified

Used in mainland China and Singapore.

What’s on this worksheet

Word (Traditional / Simplified)PinyinMeaning
你好nǐ hǎohello
您好nín hǎohello (polite)
謝謝 / 谢谢xièxiethank you
請問 / 请问qǐngwènexcuse me, may I ask
朋友péngyoufriend
老師 / 老师lǎoshīteacher
同學 / 同学tóngxuéclassmate

Pinyin follows the Hanyu Pinyin standard used in mainland China. In Taiwan, some syllables marked here with a neutral tone are often read with their full tone.

How to use it

  1. Print the sheet in the character set you are learning.
  2. Say the word out loud, then trace the grey word slowly.
  3. Write it on your own in the empty boxes, keeping each character inside its square. The dashed lines help you place each part.
  4. Check your writing against the grey word, and try again tomorrow. Short, regular practice works better than one long session.

The worksheets don’t show stroke order. That is easier to learn by watching each stroke being drawn. In the Hanzibloc app you write every character stroke by stroke on your phone, and the app checks each stroke as you go.