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heixin -

Hi,

I've learned we can say just "zao" instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao". Can we "cut" the "xia

wu hao/wu an" or "wan shang hao/wan an" in that manner too?

Just wondering ...

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adrianlondon -

It would make sense, as you can do this in English, but I've never heard it done (apart from, as

you already know, "zao an" to "zao").

roddy -

Nope. I think by the afternoon I think you're assumed to be capable of multisyllabic speech.

adrianlondon -

That's a pretty big assumption.

hi. uh. yeah. no. bye.

liuzhou -

wot?

Yong-Zhang -

I've learned we can say just "zao" instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao". Can we "cut" the "xia

wu hao/wu an" or "wan shang hao/wan an" in that manner too?

不可以。

but you can say an(安) instead of all of them.

L-F-J -

i have never heard it done, and i wouldnt try saying something i have never seen or heard. follow

the natives. it only works for zao.

stanleyyou -

The habitual usage, in my opinion, just applies to ZAO, like you only say "Morning" but seldom

"Evening" or "Afternoon" to greet others. Am I right?

adrianlondon -

Quote:

like you only say "Morning" but seldom "Evening" or "Afternoon" to greet others

I sometimes use those, and they don't sound weird. However, for informal greetings, "morning, hi,

hi" is more often used (by me anyway) than "morning, afternoon, evening".

muyongshi -

I say afternoon and evening all the time and doesn't sound weird at all to me...

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