How to Say ‘Not see each other; haven't seen you.’ in Traditional Chinese
不見
bù jiàn
[boo jyen]
💬 Usage Tip: [不見] in greetings often means "haven't seen each other," not literally just "not see." You can reuse the same idea in [好久不見] for old friends or relatives you haven't met in a while.
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A negation word meaning 'not.' In 不見, it helps form the idea of 'not seeing.'
最近太忙，所以不見老朋友。
I’ve been too busy lately, so I haven’t seen old friends.
見
jiàn
[jyen]
to see; to meet
Means to see or meet someone. In 不見, it refers to not seeing someone.
很久不見，今天終於見到你了。
Long time no see; I finally got to see you today.
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