simplified traditional pinyin meaning 你 你 ni3 you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) 好 好 hao3 good 您 您 nin2 you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) 你好 你好 ni3 hao3 hello; hi 您好 您好 nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 对不起 對不起 dui4 bu5 qi3 I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon 没关系 沒關係 mei2 guan1 xi5 it doesn't matter