How to Say ‘Let's stop here for today.’ in Simplified Chinese
今天就到这儿吧。
jīn tiān jiù dào zhè ér ba
[jeen-tyen jiù dào zhèr ba]
🇨🇳 In China: This is usually said by whoever is chairing the meeting, often the most senior person, to wrap up. If you're the presenter, it's polite to let the manager be the one to say it.
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
就到这儿吧。
jiù dào zhè ér ba
let's stop here
A common way to end a meeting or class. 这儿 is said zhèr, and 吧 is light.
我们就到这儿吧。
Let's stop here.
Words in this phrase
就
jiù
[jiù]
emphasizing, just
Used to emphasize something is precisely or solely so.
这本书根本就不含剑法招式。
This book fundamentally does not include any sword techniques.
到
dào
[dào]
up to; until
After a verb, shows the result reaches a certain amount or point.
人数增加到十个。
The number increased to ten.
这儿
zhè ér
[zhèr]
here
Spoken word for 'this place', common in northern Chinese.
这儿很热闹。
It's lively here.
吧
ba
[ba]
(suggestion particle)
Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.
我们走吧。
Let's go.
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