How to Say ‘Let's talk later!’ in Traditional Chinese
等一下再聊！
děng yí xià zài liáo
[děng yī xià dzai lyaow]
💬 Usage Tip: In Taiwan 等一下 means "in a little while" as well as "wait a moment". 再 (zài) means "then, again", not "goodbye". Swap in other actions: 等一下再喝 "drink later".
Phrase Breakdown
等一下
děng yí xià
[děng yī xià]
A little while
Indicating a brief duration.
請稍等一下，我馬上完成。
Please wait a moment, I will finish soon.
再
zài
[dzai]
again; then; later
Often used to say something will happen one more time or at a later point.
你們先休息，我們等一下再說。
You rest first, and we'll talk in a little while.
聊
liáo
[lyaow]
to chat
A casual verb meaning to talk or chat, often in a relaxed way.
茶會時間很適合跟業界人士聊一下。
Tea break time is a good time to chat a bit with people in the industry.
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