How to Say ‘Long time no see!’ in Traditional Chinese
好久不見！
hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn
[hǎo jiǔ bù jyen]
💬 Usage Tip: 不 here is (bú), not (bù), because it comes before the falling-tone 見 (jiàn): (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn).
Phrase Breakdown
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
so; very
Adverb intensifier used in exclamations.
好漂亮！
So beautiful!
久
jiǔ
[jiǔ]
long (time)
Describes a long duration of time.
我等了很久。
I waited a long time.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
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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