Chinese Conversation · Level 6
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Chinese word
稍后联系
Pronunciation
Pinyinshāo hòu lián xì
Meaning
- verbcontact later
Example
有问题请告诉我，我会稍后联系您。yǒu wèn tí qǐng gào sù wǒ wǒ huì shāo hòu lián xì nín
If there is a problem, please tell me, and I will contact you later.
More examples
人事审核通过后会稍后联系您安排面试。rén shì shěn hé tōng guò hòu huì shāo hòu lián xì nín ān pái miàn shì
Once HR approves it, I will contact you later to arrange an interview.
Core concept
A brief pause followed by a planned return to the conversation.
Common phrases
稍后联系您shāo hòu lián xì nín
contact you later
稍后联系你shāo hòu lián xì nǐ
contact you later
请稍后联系我qǐng shāo hòu lián xì wǒ
Please contact me later
Similar words
再联系zài lián xì: Contacting someone again, with no specific time given for the next contact.
回头联系huí tóu lián xì: Contacting someone later in a relaxed, familiar way.
Definition in Chinese
用于表示说话者将在短时间内与对方取得联系的动作，常用以承诺稍后回复或联络。yòng yú biǎo shì shuō huà zhě jiāng zài duǎn shí jiān nèi yǔ duì fāng qǔ dé lián xì de dòng zuò cháng yòng yǐ chéng nuò shāo hòu huí fù huò lián luò
Word origin
The expression combines 稍 (shāo, "slightly") + 后 (hòu, "after") with 联 (lián, "join") + 系 (xì, "tie"), linking a short wait with renewed contact.
Usage tips
- English often uses "I'll get back to you," while this Chinese expression puts the delay before the contact action and makes the timing explicit.
Opposites
- 立即联系lì jí lián xìcontact immediatelyverb
- 马上联系mǎ shàng lián xìcontact right awayverb
Related words
- 联系lián xìcontactverb
- 联系人lián xì réncontact personnoun