“你的中文说得非常好!” (nǐ de zhōngwén shuō de fēicháng hǎo) This is the statement any non-Chinese person will hear by uttering a simple “你好” (nǐ hǎo, hello). It means “You speak Chinese extremely well!” and people say it whether it’s true or not. One of my biggest surprises arriving was hearing this from the front desk lady…