How to say “see you later” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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一 becomes yí before the fourth-tone 会, and the 儿 is a curled-r ending fused onto huì, not a separate syllable. For a looser 'catch you later' with no time in mind, say 回头见 (huítóu jiàn).
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Wǒ xiān qù mǎi dōngxi, yíhuìr jiàn!
I'm going shopping first, see you later!
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How do you say "see you later" in Chinese?+
"see you later" in Mandarin Chinese is 一会儿见, pronounced yíhuìr jiàn. 一 becomes yí before the fourth-tone 会, and the 儿 is a curled-r ending fused onto huì, not a separate syllable. For a looser 'catch you later' with no time in mind, say 回头见 (huítóu jiàn).
What does 一会儿见 mean literally?+
一会儿见 breaks down as 一会儿 (yíhuìr) = a little while, 见 (jiàn) = to see / meet. Together it means "see you later".
How do I get the tones right in yíhuìr jiàn?+
一 becomes yí before the fourth-tone 会, and the 儿 is a curled-r ending fused onto huì, not a separate syllable. For a looser 'catch you later' with no time in mind, say 回头见 (huítóu jiàn).
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