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我很好
wǒ hěn hǎo
Im fine

我很好 (wǒ hěn hǎo) is the most common and direct way to say “I’m fine” or “I’m good” in Mandarin Chinese, typically used as a response to “How are you?”

When to use it

Neutral and polite. It's a standard reply. For a slightly more casual or nuanced response, you can say 还不错 (hái bú cuò), meaning “not bad,” or 马马虎虎 (mǎmǎhūhū), meaning “so-so” (which is quite casual).

How to pronounce it

Sounds roughly like “WUH-hen-HOW.” The tones are tricky here, as explained in the tip.

Other ways to say it

  • 还不错hái bú cuònot bad
  • 马马虎虎mǎ mǎ hǔ hǔso-so (casual)
  • 挺好的tǐng hǎo depretty good

Examples

你最近怎么样?我很好,谢谢。
nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng ? wǒ hěn hǎo , xiè xiè 。
How have you been lately? I'm fine, thank you.
我很好,你呢?
wǒ hěn hǎo , nǐ ne ?
I'm fine, how about you?
别担心,我很好。
bié dān xīn , wǒ hěn hǎo 。
Don't worry, I'm fine.
Pro tip: Tone change: When three third tones appear consecutively, like in 我很好 (wǒ hěn hǎo), the first two often change to rising (second) tones. So, it's typically pronounced 'wó hén hǎo,' not three dipping tones.

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