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How To Say Not This Time In Chinese?

Post by Swing on January 28, 2023, Category: Chinese Learning 
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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:

SpeakerCharacterPinyinEnglish
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?
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not-this-time-chinese-translation

Some variations to say not this time in Chinese

  1. 下次吧 [xià cì ba] – Maybe next time. It is a soft way to say not this time. Chinese people don’t like to say no directly. It’s better to soften your reply instead of giving a definite negative answer directly.
translate-not-this-time-in-chinese
translate-not-this-time-in-chinese
SpeakerCharacterPinyinEnglish
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.
  1. 下次再说 [xià cì zài shuō] – Let’s talk about it next time.
google-translate-not-this-time-in-chinese
google-translate-not-this-time-in-chinese
  1. 下次怎么样? [xià cì zěn me yàng?] – How about next time?
SpeakerCharacterPinyinEnglish
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?
  1. 改天吧 [gǎi tiān ba] – Another day. Some other day. It is similar to 下次吧 [xià cì ba].
how-do-you-say-not-this-time-in-mandarin-chinese
how-do-you-say-not-this-time-in-mandarin-chinese
  1. 让我再想想 [ràng wǒ zài xiǎng xiǎng] - Let me think about it. It’s a polite way of rejecting someone’s request.
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not-this-time-in-chinese
SpeakerCharacterPinyinEnglish
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.
  1. 再说吧 [zài shuō ba] - Let’s talk about it later. An indirect way of saying not this time in Chinese.
not-this-time-in-mandarin-chinese-google-translate
not-this-time-in-mandarin-chinese-google-translate
SpeakerCharacterPinyinEnglish
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.
  1. 这次不会 [zhè cì bú huì] – I will not let it happen this time.
SpeakerCharacterPinyinEnglish
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.

How to say not this time in ancient China

  1. 此次不可 [cǐ cì bù kě] / 此番不可 [cǐ fān bù kě] – Not this time.
how-do-you-say-not-this-time-in-chinese
how-do-you-say-not-this-time-in-chinese
  1. 待吾思之 [dài wú sī zhī] – Let me think about it.
say-not-this-time-in-chinese
say-not-this-time-in-chinese
  1. 来日方长 [lái rì fāng cháng] - There will be ample time.
how-to-say-not-this-time-in-mandarin-chinese
how-to-say-not-this-time-in-mandarin-chinese

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