Chinese word

改天见

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎi tiān jiàn

Meaning

  • interjectionsee you another day

Example

好了，改天见。hǎo le gǎi tiān jiàn

All right, see you another day.

Illustration for 改天见 (see you another day)

More examples

我先挂电话了，改天见。wǒ xiān guà diàn huà le gǎi tiān jiàn

I'll hang up now; see you another day.

Core concept

A friendly wave toward another meeting whose timing remains open.

Common phrases

  • 改天见吧gǎi tiān jiàn ba

    see you another day

Similar words

再见zài jiàn: A standard farewell that expresses the intention to see someone again.
明天见míng tiān jiàn: A farewell used when meeting again the next day is settled.
下次见xià cì jiàn: A farewell for meeting again at the next opportunity, without usually setting a time.
拜拜bài bài: A light, friendly, spoken farewell.

Definition in Chinese

口语告别用语，表示“以后某天再见”，语气随意且不构成确定约定，多用于熟人之间。kóu yǔ gào bié yòng yǔ biǎo shì yǐ hòu mǒu tiān zài jiàn yǔ qì suí yì qiě bú gòu chéng què dìng yuē dìng duō yòng yú shú rén zhī jiān

Word origin

改 (gǎi, "change") + 天 (tiān, "day") means shifting to another day, while 见 (jiàn, "see") supplies the meeting, creating an open-ended farewell.

Usage tips

  • The phrase is lighter than a promise such as "see you tomorrow" because no day is fixed, which makes it useful when parting without a settled plan.

Other meanings

  • byeinterjection

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