Promise you’ll look in and say hello when you have time.
答应我,有时间的话你来看看我,打个招呼。
Examples from the Corpus
say hello• As she came level, I got to my feet and said hello.• I waited for him to come into my room and say hello.• Then he sat down next to the old man and said hello.• I said hello and sat down on a stack of C-ration cases.• I'd come in from school and he wouldn't say hello to me.• I boarded the Five McAllister, forgetting to say hello to the cheery Muni driver.• But could he come over and say hello to the money machine of the lousynetwork?• I am quite new to this area and only know people to say hello to.
nTHESAURUS
hello used when you meet someone, or when you start a telephone conversation. In everyday English, most people usually say hi because it sounds more friendly. You use hello especially when talking to people you do not know well, or to older people
Hello. Could I speak to someone in customer service, please?
Hello, Mrs Jones. How are you?
hi used as a friendly greeting when you meet someone start a telephone conversation, or at the beginning of an email
Hi, Gwen – did you have a nice weekend?
Hi everybody.
hey especially American EnglishAmE informal used as a friendly greeting when you see someone you know well and you want to start talking to them
Hey, Scott! What’s up, buddy?
hiya informal used as a very informal greeting when speaking to someone you know well
Hiya, Jake. How’s it going?
good morning/good afternoon/good evening used when meeting someone at a particular time of day. In everyday English, people usually just say Morning!, Afternoon! etc
Good morning, class!
Morning everyone. Sorry I’m late.
Good afternoon, Mr Smith.
how are you? (also how are you doing?/how’s it going? informal) used when you are greeting someone and starting a conversation
How’s it going Tom? I haven’t seen you for ages.
Hi Helen. How are you doing? Is the new job going well?
how do you do? formal used when you meet someone for the first time, especially after you have just been told their name. How do you do sounds very formal. These days in everyday English, people often say hi when meeting someone for the first time
‘John, I’d like you to meet our new project manager, Nisha Patel.’ ‘How do you do?’
pleased/good/nice to meet you used when you meet someone for the first time and have just been told their name
‘Richard, this is my brother Ronnie.’ ‘Nice to meet you, Ronnie.’
‘My name is Lena Curtis.’ ‘Pleased to meet you, I’m David Bennet.’
Mrs Parrish, it’s good to meet you after hearing Lynn talk so much about you.
hello• You really thought she would just give you the money? Hello?• Hello! How are you doing?• Hello! Is anybody home?• Hello, may I speak to Terry, please?