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How to Say ‘Then I'm heading off now, bye!’ in Traditional Chinese

那我先走了，掰掰！

nà wǒ xiān zǒu le bāi bāi

[nà wo xiān zǒu le bāibāi]

Phrase Breakdown

那我先走了，

nà wǒ xiān zǒu le

Well, I'll get going,

This is a common polite phrase for leaving.

Example

時間到了，那我先走了。

It's time, so I'll get going.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; so

Used at the start of a sentence to move on to a new topic.

Example

那我們走吧。

Then let's go.

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

先

xiān

[xiān]

first; in advance

Indicates doing something before something else.

Example

我先點餐。

I'll order first.

走

zǒu

[zǒu]

to leave; to go

To depart from a place.

Example

時間不早了，我要走了。

It's late, I have to leave.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

掰掰！

bāi bāi

bye-bye!

This is borrowed from English "bye-bye" and is very common in Taiwan. Pronounce it bāibāi.

Example

明天見，掰掰！

See you tomorrow, bye!

Words in this phrase

掰掰

bāi bāi

[bāibāi]

bye-bye

Casual goodbye, borrowed from English.

Example

明天見，掰掰！

See you tomorrow, bye!

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