Meetings in Chinese

How do you say “in the afternoon” or “later on?” in Chinese? What’s the Chinese expression for “straight away”? If you want to organize meetings in Chinese with family, friends or colleagues, these are useful phrases to know.

The Rocket Chinese team has created this lesson so you know the questions to ask, and some different ways to reply. That way you can be sure everyone will arrive on the same day at the same time!

You’ll learn lots of useful Chinese vocabulary that you can use in all kinds of conversations. Take your time, listen carefully to the Chinese pronunciation, and practice saying the words and phrases aloud.

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Pronouncing phrases for meetings in Chinese

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我们什么时候见面？

Wǒmen shénme shíhòu jiànmiàn？

When shall we meet?

周初？

Zhōuchū？

At the start of the week?

周末？

Zhōumò？

At the end of the week?

放假时？

Fàngjià shí？

During the holidays?

下个星期？

Xiàge xīngqī？

Next week?

这个星期？

Zhège xīngqī？

This week?

哪一天？

Nǎyitiān？

On which day?

什么时候最适合你？

Shénme shíhòu zuì shìhé nǐ？

When is best for you?

我们在哪儿见面？

Wǒmen zài nǎr jiànmiàn？

Where shall we meet?

这个月底？

Zhège yuèdǐ？

At the end of the month?

Once you’ve agreed on a day you need to agree on a time…

上午

shàngwǔ

In the morning

午饭前

wǔfàn qián

Before lunch

午饭时

wǔfàn shí

During lunch

下午

xiàwǔ

In the afternoon

傍晚

bàngwǎn

In the evening

晚上

wǎnshàng

At night

Here are some more words and phrases for you…

早

zǎo

early

十点

shídiǎn

at ten o'clock

某时

mǒushí

sometime

后天

hòutiān

the day after tomorrow

明天

míngtiān

tomorrow

今天

jīntiān

today

昨天

zuótiān

yesterday

立刻

lìkè

straight away

现在

xiànzài

now

很快

hěnkuài

soon

晚一点

wǎnyìdiǎn (wǎnyidiǎn)

later or later on

晚

wǎn

late

早一点

zǎoyìdiǎn (zǎoyidiǎn)

earlier

三天内

sāntiān nèi

in three days

That’s it for this lesson. I hope you enjoyed it!

If you want more lessons on Chinese time then I recommend these ones!

回头见！Huítóu jiàn!

Lin Ping: Rocket Chinese

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