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How to Say ‘Then I'll pack up.’ in Simplified Chinese

那我收拾一下。

nà wǒ shōu shí yī xià

[nà wo shōushi ee-shyah]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding 一下 (yí xià) after an action softens it, meaning "quickly" or "for a moment". Here 一 is read (yí), because it comes before the falling-tone 下.

Phrase Breakdown

那我

nà wǒ

then I

那 (nà) here means 'then' or 'in that case'. 我 means I.

Example

那我走了。

Then I'll be going.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; so

Introduces a follow-up question.

Example

那你呢？

Then what about you?

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

收拾一下。

shōu shí yī xià

will tidy up a bit.

收拾 (shōushi) means to tidy up or pack. 一下 (yíxià) means 'a bit'. 一 changes to the second tone before 下.

Example

我收拾一下房间。

I'll tidy up the room a bit.

Words in this phrase

收拾

shōu shí

[shōushi]

to tidy up; to pack up

To put things in order, e.g. your desk before leaving.

Example

我在收拾东西。

I'm packing up my things.

一下

yī xià

[ee-shyah]

a little; briefly

Softens the tone, making a request sound lighter and more polite.

Example

方便让我了解一下贵公司的文化吗？

Would it be convenient to let me learn a little about your company culture?

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