Chinese word

回头见

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí tóu jiàn

Meaning

  • verbsee you later

Example

我先走了，回头见。wǒ xiān zǒu le huí tóu jiàn

I'll go first. See you later.

Illustration for 回头见 (see you later)

More examples

等会儿我们回头见。děng huìr wǒ men huí tóu jiàn

We'll meet again later.

Core concept

An easy goodbye that treats the separation as brief and the next meeting as expected.

Common phrases

  • 等会儿回头见děng huìr huí tóu jiàn

    see you later

  • 回头见了huí tóu jiàn le

    see you later

Similar words

再见zài jiàn: A common farewell for everyday partings in many situations.
一会儿见yí huìr jiàn: A farewell that suggests seeing each other again very soon.
明天见míng tiān jiàn: A farewell that suggests seeing each other again tomorrow.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示在不久之后再次见面的告别用语，语气随意，常用于朋友或熟人之间。yòng yú biǎo shì zài bù jiǔ zhī hòu zài cì jiàn miàn de gào bié yòng yǔ yǔ qì suí yì cháng yòng yú péng yǒu huò shú rén zhī jiān

Word origin

The phrase combines 回头 (huítóu, "turn back"), which developed a colloquial sense of "later," with 见 (jiàn, "meet"), linking departure to a later reunion.

Usage tips

  • English often treats a farewell and a later meeting as separate ideas, while this Chinese expression packages them together for a quick, friendly departure.

Other meanings

  • lateradverb
  • see youinterjection

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