The Chinese say 'Hello' as "Ni Hao". This is pronounced: Nee How. To pronounce this word correctly, you should use tone 2 (rising) for Ni and tone 3 (dipping) for Hao. Usually 'Ni' is in the 3rd tone but in this expression it changes to 2nd. Don't worry about the details of that yet, it'll be explained in more detail as you progress with Chinese. Ni-(nee) means you, literally, in Chinese, and Hao (how) means good. So they are basically saying "You are good", but in Mandarin it is interpreted as "Hello!".
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