Making plans in Chinese 约时间
yuē shíjiān
How do you get everyone together? 15 essential making plans words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 有空 | yǒu kòng | to be free |
| 约 | yuē | to arrange to meet |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet up |
| 几点 | jǐ diǎn | what time |
| 不见不散 | bù jiàn bù sàn | be there or be square |
| 改天 | gǎi tiān | another day |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel |
| 推迟 | tuī chí | to postpone |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time |
| 晚到 | wǎn dào | to arrive late |
| 叫上 | jiào shàng | to bring along; to invite |
| 定 | dìng | to fix; to decide |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 到时候见 | dào shí hou jiàn | see you then |
Example sentences
- 你明天有空吗？Are you free tomorrow?
- 我们约个时间吧。Let's pick a time.
- 我们在哪儿见面？Where shall we meet?
- 几点见？What time shall we meet?
- 七点门口，不见不散！Seven at the entrance, see you there!
- 今天不行，改天吧。Not today, another day.
- 下次一起去！Let's go together next time!
- 下雨了，活动取消了。It's raining, the event's cancelled.
- 会议推迟到明天。The meeting's been pushed to tomorrow.
- 一定要准时到。Make sure you're on time.
- 我可能会晚到十分钟。I might be ten minutes late.
- 叫上小王一起来。Bring Xiao Wang along too.
- 那就这么定了。That's settled then.
- 什么时间方便？What time suits you?
- 好，到时候见！OK, see you then!
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