🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese phrases

How to say “See you later” in Mandarin Chinese

回头见

huítóu jiàn

Literally: turn-head seeinformal

A casual "see you" for people you'll see again soon. You can name the time with 见: 明天见 ("see you tomorrow"), 一会儿见 ("see you in a bit").

Other ways to say it

Mandarin ChinesePronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
一会儿见yīhuìr jiànsee you in a bitMeeting again shortly
明天见míngtiān jiànsee you tomorrowClassmates, colleagues
下次见xià cì jiànsee you next timeNo fixed date for the next meeting

In a sentence

我先走了,回头见!

Wǒ xiān zǒu le, huítóu jiàn!

I'm heading off, see you later!

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