哈啰 (hāluō): Hello (Hellobike, Chinese share…

Meanings

1 Hello (Hellobike, Chinese shared-mobility brand)
2 hello (loanword, generic greeting)

Characters

哈

hā

ha / sound of laughter (transliteration)

啰

luō

transliteration syllable

Examples

我扫了一辆哈啰单车去地铁站。

Wǒ sǎo le yí liàng hāluō dānchē qù dìtiězhàn.

I scanned a Hellobike to ride to the subway station.

哈啰出行除了单车还有顺风车。

Hāluō chūxíng chúle dānchē hái yǒu shùnfēngchē.

Hello (Hello Inc.) offers ride-hailing carpools as well as bikes.

Tips

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Hellobike (哈啰单车), launched 2016 and rebranded 哈啰出行 (Hello Inc.) in 2018, is one of the surviving big-three of China's bike-share era alongside Meituan Bike (formerly 摩拜) and Didi's Qingju. The company is backed by Ant Group and now spans bikes, e-bikes, and ride-hailing.

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哈啰 also serves as a casual loanword for 'hello' — pronounced hāluō, not the English [həˈloʊ]. Cedict gives [ha1 luo1] for the greeting; the brand uses that same reading.