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嗨

hāi · hai

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. oh alas
  2. hey!
  3. hi! (loanword)
  4. a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)
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In a conversation

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New haircut

  1. Qiqi

    嗨(hāi)！好久不见(hǎojiǔbujiàn)！

    Hi! Long time no see!

  2. Dengdeng

    嗨(hāi)，琦琦(qíqí)！你(nǐ)剪(jiǎn)头发(tóufa)了(le)？

    Hi, Qiqi! Did you get a haircut?

  3. Qiqi

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)一眼(yīyǎn)就(jiù)看出来(kànchūlái)了(le)。

    Yes, you noticed at a glance.

  4. Liangliang

    嗨(hāi)，你们(nǐmen)在(zài)聊(liáo)什么(shénme)？

    Hey, what are you two talking about?

  5. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)剪(jiǎn)头发(tóufa)了(le)。

    Qiqi got a haircut.

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)她(tā)戴(dài)了(le)帽子(màozi)。

    Huh? I thought she was wearing a hat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

嗨(hāi)！你(nǐ)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)工(gōng)作(zuò)吗(ma)？

Hi! Do you work here?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

嗨(hāi)，好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bú)见(jiàn)，你(nǐ)最(zuì)近(jìn)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

Hi, long time no see, how have you been lately?

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