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LESSONNOTES

SurvivalPhrasesS1#5

Goodbye

CONTENTS

2 Simplified Chinese

2 Traditional Chinese

2 Pinyin

2 English

3 Vocabulary3 Sample Sentences

3 Grammar

4 Cultural Insight

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SIMPLIFIED CHINESE

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TRADITIONAL CHINESE

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2.

3.

PINYIN

1. Zi jin.

2. Mngtin jin.

3. Wn n.

ENGLISH

1. See you (later).

2. See you tomorrow.

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3. Good night.

VOCABULARY

Simplifie d Tr aditional Pinyin E nglish

zi again

mngtin tomorrow

zi jin see you again

mngtin jin see you tomorrow

wn'ngood evening, good

night

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Zi zu ybin ba.

Do it again.

Mngtin wq gngyun.

Tomorrow, I'm going to the park.

Xixie, zijin!

Thanks, bye!

Wmen mngtin jin.

We'll see each other tomorrow.

Wxin zu. Wn'n!

I'll go now. Good night!

GRAMMAR

LanguageTip

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In Chinese there are several parting greetings; however, there is one universal phrase that

can be used for almost every situation. This universal phrase is Zijin("See you again.").

Literally this phrase means, "Again meet." The components that make up this phrase are zi

("again")jin("meet"), and both tones of the words in this sentence are 4th tone, the fallingtone. The word jin("meet") appears in multiple parting greetings. For example, there is the

parting phrase Mngtinjin.("See you tomorrow.") In this phrase, the word zi("again") is

replaced with mngtin("tomorrow"), forming the phrase, "See you tomorrow." Jin("to meet")

doesn't change, and can be used as the basis for forming other parting phrases. For example,

if you are meeting your friend at four o'clock you can say,S-dinjin. ("See you at four

o'clock.") In short, when used in a parting phrase,jin("meet") means "See you," but in

Chinese this cannot stand alone. In order to complete the phrase, one must specify time when

they will see each other again. If there is a specific time or a general idea of when the two

parties will meet next, that time can be used and precedes jin("meet").

Specific time (4:30): S-dinjin. ("See you at four-thirty.")

General time (tomorrow):Mngtinjin.("See you tomorrow.")

If the time of the next meeting is not known, zi jin("See you again.") can be used.

In English, the position of the first part of the phrase, "See you," is fixed, while what follows

changes: "See you tomorrow." "See you tonight." "See you at 2." This is the opposite inChinese, as the first part of the phrase changes, while the latter part,jin, is fixed.

In Chinese Wanan.("Good night!") is used as a final parting phrase at night or before going

to bed. The words for "evening" (wan) and "peaceful" (an) are paired, meaning peaceful night.

This is a common greeting before turning in for the night.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

QuickTip#1

When saying goodbye, it would not be unusual for the host of a dinner, or get-together, to

make time to see you off. In fact, it would not be surprising if this includes watching you ride off

into the night, sunset, or any other applicable place one drives off into! In fact, Chinese

etiquette dictates that it is the host's duty to accompany each guest to the door at the end of

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