How to Say ‘Let's hang out!’ in Simplified Chinese
一起出去玩吧！
yì qǐ chū qù wán ba
[ee-chee chūqù wán bah]
💬 Usage Tip: 吧 at the end turns a statement into a suggestion, like "let's". The same works in 走吧 "let's go".
Phrase Breakdown
一起
yì qǐ
[ee-chee]
together
Used to say that people do something jointly or at the same time.
希望以后能一起参加项目。
I hope we can work on a project together in the future.
出去玩吧！
chū qù wán ba
let's go out and have fun!
出去 means 'go out' and 玩 means 'play' or 'have fun'. 吧 makes a suggestion ('let's'): chūqu wán ba.
周末出去玩吧！
Let's go out and have fun this weekend!
Words in this phrase
出去
chū qù
[chūqù]
to go out
To leave a place and go outside.
我们晚上出去吃饭。
We're going out to eat tonight.
玩
wán
[wán]
to have fun; to hang out
To play or have a good time with friends.
周末去哪儿玩？
Where shall we go have fun this weekend?
吧
ba
[bah]
let's; suggestion particle
softens a suggestion so it sounds friendly and natural
我们去那边聊聊吧。
Let's go chat over there.
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