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…
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
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!

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Lin Ping: Rocket Chinese

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