For Chinese, "Ni Hao" literally means "you good", equivalent to "hello". If you actually want to ask someone how they're going, the phrase is "Ni Hao Ma", whic

For Chinese, "Ni Hao" literally means "you good", equivalent to "hello". If you actually want to ask someone how they're going, the phrase is "Ni Hao Ma", which is literally the question: "you good?" The question version isn't something you'd normally use. It might be appropriate on meeting a friend if you knew they'd been recently ill.