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How to Say ‘Shall we go see a movie together next time?’ in Simplified Chinese

下次一起去看电影吧？

xià cì yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng ba

[xià tsuh ee-chee qù kàn diànyǐng ba]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting 吧 (ba) at the end turns a plan into a gentle suggestion, like "let's…, okay?" You can reuse it with other plans, as in 下次一起去爬山吧？ "Shall we go hiking together next time?"

🇨🇳 In China: Proposing a specific second date this way is a clear, warm signal of interest, but it's still soft enough that the other person can easily decline.

Phrase Breakdown

下次一起

xià cì yì qǐ

next time together

下次 (xià cì) means 'next time'. 一起 (yìqǐ) means 'together'. 一 is pronounced yì before the third tone.

Example

下次一起吃饭吧。

Let's eat together next time.

Words in this phrase

下

xià

[xià]

Used before time words to mean the following one.

Example

下个星期见。

See you next week.

次

cì

[tsuh]

time; occurrence

A measure word for occurrences or times something happens.

Example

这次是我第一次来这个公司活动。

This is my first time coming to this company event.

一起

yì qǐ

[ee-chee]

together

Used to say that people do something jointly or at the same time.

Example

希望以后能一起参加项目。

I hope we can work on a project together in the future.

去看电影吧？

qù kàn diàn yǐng ba

go see a movie, shall we?

去看 (qù kàn) means 'go watch' and 电影 (diànyǐng) means 'movie'. 吧 (ba) makes it a suggestion.

Example

我们去看电影吧。

Let's go see a movie.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[qù]

to go

Move toward a place.

Example

我去医院。

I'm going to the hospital.

看

kàn

[kàn]

to watch

To watch something such as a game, TV, or a film.

Example

我喜欢看电视。

I like watching TV.

电影

diàn yǐng

[diànyǐng]

movie; film

Noun for a film shown at a cinema.

Example

这个电影很好看。

This movie is very good.

吧

[ba]

(suggestion particle)

Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.

Example

我们走吧。

Let's go.

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