🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese phrases

How to say “I miss you” in Mandarin Chinese

我想你

wǒ xiǎng nǐ

Literally: I think of youinformal

想 means both "to think" and "to miss", so this is the natural phrase. 我很想你 ("I miss you a lot") is common. 想念 is a more literary verb.

Other ways to say it

Mandarin ChinesePronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
我好想你wǒ hǎo xiǎng nǐI miss you so muchEmotional, partners and close family
想你了xiǎng nǐ lemissing youCasual, in messages

In a sentence

你什么时候回来?我很想你。

Nǐ shénme shíhou huílai? Wǒ hěn xiǎng nǐ.

When are you coming back? I miss you a lot.

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