Greetings & goodbyes
How to say See you later in Chinese
回头见
huítóu jiàn
Literally: turn · head · see
回头见 (huítóu jiàn) is “see you later,” literally “turn-head see” — for someone you’ll run into again soon. Chinese builds these farewells as “[time] 见,” “see (you) [when].”
Other ways to say it
- 一会儿见
yíhuìr jiàn
see you in a bit
For a very short while — “see you in a few minutes.”
- 待会见
dāihuì jiàn
see you later
“See you in a while” — a casual, common later-today goodbye.
- 明天见
míngtiān jiàn
see you tomorrow
Swap in any time word: 下周见 (next week), 回头见 (later).
In a sentence
我先走了，回头见！
Wǒ xiān zǒu le, huítóu jiàn!
I’m heading off — see you later!
How do you say "See you later" in Chinese?
To say “see you later” in Chinese, say 回头见 (huítóu jiàn). Build others on “[time] 见”: 一会儿见 (see you in a bit), 明天见 (see you tomorrow).
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