The expression is Mandarin for "How are you?" so it would be a Chinese person.
Say: Ni hao! -hello! Or you could say: Ni hao, ni zhen me yang? -similar to "how do you do?"
you can go with the simple ni hao
There are many ways to greet someone in Chinese. 'Hi' is translated as '嗨' or 'hai'. 'Hello' would be '哈啰' or 'ha luo' when used as a general greeting. 'Hello' when answering the phone would be '喂' or 'wei'. What is generally used when greeting someone is actually '你好' or 'ni hao'. Literally translated, 'Ni' or '你' means 'you' and 'hao' or '好' means 'good'.
老师好, laoshi hao, laow shi how. This directly translates as "teacher good."
hao
Ni Hao is a very basic term in Chinese, which translates to "hello or hi", Chinese is a tonal language. This means that while the words might be the same, the meaning is changed when they are said differently. Also, much like other languages some things are specific by gender, age, and/or familiarity. However, ni hai, can be used with or by, and to anyone, at any time of day.
In Mandarin, you can say "你好,猪" (Nǐ hǎo, zhū) to greet someone as "hi pig".
A warm smile and a simple wave will do if she is of a younger generation. If she is an elder, then a small bow of respect will do. If she is neither, a smile and a "ni hao" (hello) will suffice.
There are many Chinese words that use the sound hao, but the most common one is hao3 (好), which means 'good'.
Actually, contrary to the previous poster. It does not mean no.Just the opposite, 'hao' means good/fine. "Ni hao" (Chinese greeting) means "You good/fine.""Ni hao, ma?" literally means "You good?"A possibly response would be hen hao, or "very good." Hen (very) Hao (good/fine).
Well, Ni Hao means hello, so, after someone says hello, you should say "Ni hao ma" In other words, "How are you?" 你好! ni(3) hao(3) also means "How are you!" but in statement form, not as a question which is 你好吗? "How are you?" Your answer would be along the lines of 我很好! wo(3) hen(2) hao(3), lit. 'I am fine!'. You can end off with 谢谢 xie(4) xie(4) meaning 'Thank you' if you like.
Hello! ni hao 你好 If you are talking to somebody that you want to be extra polite to you can say nin hao 您好。