to kristin ,你吃了吗 is out of fashion now>.< greetings in Chinese: 你好ni3 hao3=hello 你最近咋样？ni3 zui4 jin4 za3 yang4 or 你最近怎么样(zen3 me yang4)=how have u been? 很高兴认识你hen3 gao1 xing4 ren4 shi2 ni3=nice to meet u 好久不见hao3 jiu3 bu2 jian4=havent seen u in a while

呵呵 上面的回答都挺有趣的， 如果是我的话， 如果你不想跟他多废话，最常用的就是 去哪啊？ 去干嘛啊？ 或者 hello hi 别的就不用说了 意思意思就好了 如果真的有事，或者交情很好的话， 那么你就可以直接跟他讲你要跟他说的事情了 我比较喜欢给人取外号----nick name 见面的时候就叫一下 然后点一下头就好

嘿！ 早啊！ 还好吗？ 干嘛呢？ 去哪呢？ PS:直接叫对方的名字也是一种greeting

你好hello 你吃过了吗had dinner yet？ 上哪儿where are you going 很高兴见到你nice to meet you here If you wanna know more about Chinese, just write to me at [email protected] if you'd like.

Hi there, it is difficult to find a Chinese greeting equivalent to 'how are you'. It depends on the context and your relationship with the person you are speaking to. 最近怎么样？ 最近还好吧？can be used for most of your friends. 你好 is usually used for someone you come across for the first time or you are not very familiar with. 吃过了吗？is usually used at the meal time. You've already got some answers, such as 去哪呢 or 干什么去, for your question. The essence of greeting is to show that you care about the person you are speaking to, hence the importance of context. There is hardly a universal way of greeting people.