How to Say ‘I'll be going now’ in Simplified Chinese
我先走了
wǒ xiān zǒu le
[wǒ shyen dzoh le]
💬 Usage Tip: 先 (xiān) means "first", so you're politely leaving ahead of the other person. The 了 (le) at the end marks that this is happening now.
Phrase Breakdown
我先
wǒ xiān
I (will) first
我 (I) + 先 (first, before others). Say it wǒ xiān.
我先说。
I'll speak first.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
Refers to oneself.
我是老师。
I am a teacher.
先
xiān
[shyen]
first; for now
Shows doing one step before others; useful for setting small, manageable goals.
我们先改一个习惯。
Let's first change one habit.
走了
zǒu le
leave / be off
走 (leave) + 了 (change of situation). Say it zǒu le, with 了 light.
他走了。
He has left.
Words in this phrase
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
to walk; to go
A very common verb meaning to walk, leave, or go on foot.
他每天走路去公司。
He walks to the company every day.
了
le
[le]
change-of-situation particle
Placed at the end of a sentence to show a new situation or something about to happen.
我要走了。
I'm about to leave.
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