Chinese phrase
嗨 hāi
Meaning
hi
When to use it
Hi is a friendly greeting used when meeting someone. It is common in casual speech and is less formal than hello.
Example dialogue
嗨，最近怎么样？ hāi zuì jìn zěn me yàng
Hi, how have you been lately?
我挺好的，你呢？ wǒ tǐng hǎo de nǐ ne
I'm doing pretty well. How about you?