Is 你好，北京 grammatical?

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Today Victoria Beckham tweeted it. But is this reverse form (as opposed to 北京，你好) correct?

Instead of simply throwing out the question, what do you think and why? — NS.X., Mar 16 '15 at 19:35

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '15 at 01:12

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Both are correct!! 你好，北京 is more like a casual greeting, e.g. Hello World! :D 北京，你好 is more like a greeting with a touch of respect, because you address the name first. Examples are, 张老师，你好 (Teacher Zhang, hello).

answered Mar 17 '15 at 01:12

Thanks, I have the impression, that the 你好，X form sounds more like a machine translation of it's English equivalent. – imrek Mar 17 '15 at 09:02
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No no. 你好, xxx is widely used. – Mar 17 '15 at 10:39

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 19 '15 at 05:17

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"你好，北京" is usually said by one come to Beijing the first time becaurse Beijing is a new friend to him. However, "北京，你好" is usually used by one has lived in Beijing for many years and he treats Beijing as his old friend.

answered Mar 19 '15 at 05:17

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Is 你好，北京 grammatical?

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