Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
additional expressions involving guest and host
58.5

有空再来。
有空再來。
Yǒu kòng zài lái.
Come again when you have time.

慢走。
Màn zǒu.
Don’t hurry off.
走好。
Zǒu hǎo.
Take care.

C24.2.2

58.4.2 expressions that guests can say to the host at the end of a visit


请留步。
請留步。
Qǐng liú bù.
Don’t bother to see me out.
别送。
Bié sòng.
There’s no need to see me off.

58.5 Additional expressions involving guest and host


The opposite of seeing a guest off is picking a guest up. The verb used is 接 jiē.

我今天晚上到机场去接白经理。
我今天晚上到機場去接白經理。
Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang dào jīchǎng qù jiē Bái jīnglǐ.
Tonight I am going to the airport to pick up Manager Bai.
The verb that is used for a formal visit to someone is 拜访/拜訪 bàifǎng.

我们明天拜访王教授。
我們明天拜訪王教授。
Wǒmen míngtiān bàifǎng Wáng jiàoshòu.
Tomorrow we will visit Professor Wang.
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