How do you say "Long time no see." in Simplified Chinese?

"Long time no see." in Simplified Chinese is "好久不见。". This phrase is commonly used in China.

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How to Say ‘Long time no see.’ in Simplified Chinese

Q: What does "好久不见。" mean in English?

"好久不见。" means "Long time no see." in English. Usage tip: [好久不见] is a fixed greeting for meeting again after a long time. Chinese often leaves out the subject here, so you don't need to say "I" or "we."

好久不见。

hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn

[haow jyoh boo jyen]

💬 Usage Tip: [好久不见] is a fixed greeting for meeting again after a long time. Chinese often leaves out the subject here, so you don't need to say "I" or "we."

Phrase Breakdown

好久

hǎo jiǔ

for a long time; a long while

Used to say that a long time has passed.

Example

好久没见你了。

I haven't seen you in a long time.

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[haow]

good; very

Here 好 helps express 'a long time' in the greeting 好久不见.

Example

真是好久不见。

It really has been a long time.

久

jiǔ

[jyoh]

long time

久 refers to a long duration. In this greeting, it means 'for a long time.'

Example

我们好久不见了。

We haven't seen each other for a long time.

不见

bù jiàn

to not see; have not seen

Here it means “haven't seen each other.”

Example

好久不见！

Long time no see!

Words in this phrase

不

bù

[boo]

not

不 negates the verb 见, giving the sense of 'not see.'

Example

好久不见，欢迎你来。

Long time no see, welcome here.

见

jiàn

[jyen]

see; meet

见 means 'see' or 'meet.' In 好久不见, it forms the common greeting 'long time no see.'

Example

今天好久不见的朋友来了。

A friend I hadn't seen for a long time came today.

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