How to Say ‘Long time no see!’ in Traditional Chinese
好久不見！
hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn
[hǎo jiǔ boo jyen]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: English "long time no see" is a word-for-word copy of this phrase. Said warmly between friends, it often comes with a comment like 你變瘦了 "you've gotten thinner", which isn't meant as rude.
Phrase Breakdown
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
very; quite
Adverb meaning 'very' or 'so', placed before an adjective.
好久沒下雨了。
It hasn't rained for a long time.
久
jiǔ
[jiǔ]
long time
A significant duration that has passed or will pass.
我們等了一個很久的時間。
We waited for a long time.
不
bù
[boo]
not
Used to negate what comes after it.
我不是要找麻煩。
I'm not trying to cause trouble.
見
jiàn
[jyen]
see; meet
A verb meaning to see or meet, often used in farewells like see you.
我們下週見喔。
See you next week.
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