How to Say ‘Take care on your way out’ in Traditional Chinese
慢走喔
màn zǒu ō
[mahn dzoh oh]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [慢走喔] is a very common thing to hear from cashiers, shop staff, or hosts in Taiwan when you leave. It's friendly and natural, not unusually intimate or formal.
Phrase Breakdown
慢走
màn zǒu
take care; have a safe trip
A polite goodbye said to someone leaving.
慢走，路上小心。
Take care, be careful on the way.
Words in this phrase
慢
màn
[mahn]
slow
A word meaning slow; in 慢走喔, it helps express 'take care on your way.'
買完菜離開時，聽到「慢走喔」裡的「慢」，是在表達關心。
When leaving after buying groceries, the 慢 in 'màn zǒu o' expresses care.
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
walk; leave
Usually means to walk, but here it means to be on your way or leave politely.
在「慢走喔」這句話裡，「走」不是叫你走路，而是祝你離開時平安。
In the phrase 'màn zǒu o,' 走 does not just mean walking; it wishes you safety as you leave.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; softening particle
A soft sentence-ending particle often used in Taiwan to sound warm, casual, and polite.
店員說「慢走喔」時，最後的「喔」讓整句話更溫柔。
When the clerk says 'màn zǒu o,' the final 喔 makes the whole sentence gentler.
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