How to say “hey!” in Chinese
hey! (call, surprise)
“Hey!” in Chinese is 嘿, hēi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
嘿 is read hēi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 黑 hēi hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “嘿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 嘿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 嘿老王好久不见hēi,lǎoWáng,hǎojiǔbújiànHey, Lao Wang, long time no see!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Okay, enough!”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hey!” in Chinese?
“Hey!” in Chinese is 嘿, pinyin hēi.
What does 嘿 mean?
嘿 (hēi) means “hey! (call, surprise)”.
How do you write 嘿?
嘿 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 嘿?
嘿 is read hēi. Tones: hēi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hey!” in the lesson “Okay, enough!”
This word is from the topic “Connectors and particles” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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