How to Say ‘Not see each other’ in Simplified Chinese
不见
bù jiàn
[boo jyen]
💬 Usage Tip: In [好久不见], [不见] means "haven't seen each other," not just literally "not see." You can reuse this pattern with time words too: [三年不见] = "haven't seen each other for three years."
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
不 is the basic negation word meaning 'not' or 'no.'
最近不见他来。
Recently, we haven't seen him come.
见
jiàn
[jyen]
see; meet
见 means 'to see' or 'to meet.' In 不见, it means 'not seeing.'
好久不见，你好吗？
Long time no see, how are you?
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