Chinese word

明天见

Pronunciation

Pinyinmíng tiān jiàn

Meaning

  • interjectionsee you tomorrow

Example

我先走了，明天见。wǒ xiān zǒu le míng tiān jiàn

I'll head off first; see you tomorrow.

Illustration for 明天见 (see you tomorrow)

More examples

聚会散场时，大家说：明天见吧。jù huì sàn chǎng shí dà jiā shuō míng tiān jiàn ba

When the gathering ended, everyone said, "See you tomorrow."

Core concept

A verbal bridge from today's parting to a meeting tomorrow.

Common phrases

  • 大家明天见dà jiā míng tiān jiàn

    see you tomorrow everyone

  • 明天见吧míng tiān jiàn ba

    see you tomorrow

Similar words

再见zài jiàn: A simple, widely used greeting for parting.
拜拜bài bài: An informal and friendly way to say goodbye.
回头见huí tóu jiàn: A relaxed goodbye for people who plan to meet again later.
改天见gǎi tiān jiàn: A parting expression for agreeing to meet on a different day.

Definition in Chinese

表示告别时约定在第二天再见面的感叹词，常用于口语，既可表示期待也可作礼貌性道别。biǎo shì gào bié shí yuē dìng zài dì èr tiān zài jiàn miàn de gǎn tàn cí cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ jì kě biǎo shì qī dài yě kě zuò lǐ mào xìng dào bié

Word origin

明天 (míngtiān, "tomorrow") names the following day, while 见 (jiàn, "see or meet") supplies the meeting, making the expression a transparent spoken farewell.

Usage tips

  • The time reference makes this a poor choice when the next meeting is uncertain, because listeners may take tomorrow as the intended day.

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