"早上好！"

Translation: Good morning!

[JamesTWils]

Is this a common greeting?

[crush]

Yep. When you see someone in the morning you can say "早上好！" It's also common to just say "早！"

[toffeekuun]

I usually use 早安 (zǎoān).

[ts11847]

Me too.

[DarknessOf2]

早安 is an alternative

[Dasani_WB]

Thanks for the information! But, how is it pronounced?

[tolunayo]

Zǎo ān

(Hint: you can paste into google translate and hit the speaker button to hear)

[RamenDutchman]

Even better, use a dictionary like mdbg . net to see the pinyin and definitions!

[HwangFooSh]

Not really. 早安 (zǎo ān) is used more frequently

[cfdance101]

Worling in the north, Beijing in particular, tjis is the greeting most people use.

[mFx888]

Yes, very

[Ella_Hillebrand]

Yes the literal meaning is morning good

[blakeleaton]

I'd like to know as well

[1234betul]

Is it formal?

[yelifelearner]

Lol. Why do people downvote good questions? Afraid you can't answer them?

[Swopt]

i learned 早上好 refers to early morning, like before 10 am. otherwise just 早.

[RobertoCon542434]

Really?

[SwordFishe1]

In tips it mentioned when a 3rd tone is followed by anything not another third tone, it just stays low. for example 老师. In this case 早上好 the 好 is 3rd tone but not followed by anything. Does the 好 just stay low when talking or is it suppose to go low and then rise a little.

[C.Ammy]

Good question

[Amina_sub]

早上好