Chinese word

晚上见

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎn shàng jiàn

Meaning

  • verbsee you tonight

Example

好，晚上见。hǎo wǎn shàng jiàn

Okay, see you tonight.

Illustration for 晚上见 (see you tonight)

More examples

别忘了准时到，晚上见。bié wàng le zhǔn shí dào wǎn shàng jiàn

Don't forget to arrive on time, and I'll see you tonight.

Core concept

A farewell that points forward from now to a planned meeting later in the same day.

Common phrases

  • 我们晚上见wǒ men wǎn shàng jiàn

    We'll see each other tonight

  • 那晚上见nà wǎn shàng jiàn

    then see you tonight

Similar words

再见zài jiàn: A general farewell used when expecting to meet again.
拜拜bài bài: A casual, light way to say goodbye.
一会儿见yí huìr jiàn: A farewell for arranging to meet again after a short while.
明晚见míng wǎn jiàn: A farewell for arranging to meet again tomorrow evening.

Definition in Chinese

表示当天晚上再与对方见面的口语道别用语，常用于面对面或短信中约定晚上再见。biǎo shì dàng tiān wǎn shàng zài yǔ duì fāng jiàn miàn de kóu yǔ dào bié yòng yǔ cháng yòng yú miàn duì miàn huò duǎn xìn zhōng yuē dìng wǎn shàng zài jiàn

Word origin

The expression is built from 晚上 (wǎnshàng, "evening or night") + 见 (jiàn, "meet or see"), linking a time word directly to the act of meeting.

Usage tips

  • It works naturally in face-to-face farewells and text messages, where the shared context supplies whether the later meeting is in person or online.

Opposites

  • 早上见zǎo shàng jiànsee you in the morningverb

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