If you search for “not this time” in an English-Chinese dictionary, you may come across the expression 这次不行 [zhè cì bù xíng]. But this phrase is a little impolite, so when you use it, you can add a word of apology or a reason for declining the invitation. In this article to show you "How To Say Not This Time In Chinese?".
For example:
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
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A: | 今晚来我家吃饭吧! | jīn wǎn lái wǒ jiā chī fàn ba! | Come to my house for dinner tonight. |
B: | 不好意思,这次不行,下次可以吗? | bù hǎo yì si,zhè cì bù xíng, xià cì kě yǐ ma? | Sorry, not this time. How about next time? |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
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A: | 明天要不要一起去看电影啊? | míng tiān yào bú yào yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng ā ? | Do you want to see a film with me tomorrow? |
B: | 我明天有事,下次吧。 | wǒ míng tiān yǒu shì,xià cì ba。 | I’m not free tomorrow. Maybe next time. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
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A: | 明天要不要一起去公园玩啊? | míng tiān yào bú yào yì qǐ qù gōng yuán wán ā? | Do you want to go to the park with me tomorrow? |
B: | 我明天没空,下次怎么样? | wǒ míng tiān méi kōng,xià cì zěn me yàng? | I’m not free tomorrow. How about next time? |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
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A: | 要不买这辆车吧? | yào bù mǎi zhè liàng chē ba ? | Do you want to buy this car? |
B: | 让我再想想。 | ràng wǒ zài xiǎng xiǎng。 | Let me think about it. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
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A: | 下个月一起去中国吧! | xià gè yuè yì qǐ qù zhōng guó ba! | Let’s go to China next month. |
B: | 再说吧! | zài shuō ba! | Let’s talk about it later. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
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A: | 你已经两次考试不及格了。 | nǐ yǐ jīng liǎng cì kǎo shì bù jí gé le。 | You have failed the exam twice. |
B: | 这次不会。 | zhè cì bú huì。 | I will not let it happen this time. |
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