How to Say ‘How have you been’ in Traditional Chinese
你最近怎麼樣
💬 Usage Tip: Literally asks 'how are you recently?'.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: A friendly way to start a conversation after some time apart.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
你
[nǐ]
you
A pronoun used to address one person generally.
我想知道你最近怎麼樣。
I want to know how you have been recently.
最近
[zuì jìn]
recently
Refers to the time period close to the present.
最近，我一直很忙。
Recently, I have been very busy.
怎麼樣
[zěn me yàng]
how
Used to inquire about the condition or state of something.
不知你最近怎麼樣？
I wonder how you have been recently?
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