How Do You Say “Be there or be square” in Chinese?
It’s so happy to be able to see everyone here in every week. Today, let’s learn a Chinese idiom related to “see”.
见jiàn- to meet
散sàn- to separate, to leave
不见不散bújiàn búsàn：
(let’s) not leave without seeing each other (said when making an appointment); Be there or be square.
For example
1. 嘉里中心，今晚，不见不散。
Jiā lǐ zhōng xīn, jīnwǎn, bújiàn búsàn.
Kerry Center, tonight, be there or be square.
2. 两点钟左右在大门口见，不见不散。
Liǎngdiǎnzhōng zuǒyòu zài dàménkǒu jiàn, bújiàn búsàn.
See you at the gate around two o’clock, be there or be square.
3. 今晚20:15，佳琦淘宝直播间不见不散。
Jīn wǎn 20:15, Jiāqí táobǎo zhíbōjiān bújiàn búsàn.
20:15 tonight, Jiaqi Taobao live room, be there or be square.
Chinese Movie Recommendation
《不见不散》
Chinese Title:《不见不散》
English Title: Be There or Be Square
Release Time: 1998
Director: Xiaogang Feng
Starring: You Ge, Fan Xu
Theme: Comedy, love
The film tells the love story between two Beijingers living in the United States.
Here is a clip of this movie, and we can see the hero and heroine are teaching Chinese.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av94350133/
下期再见吧，不见不散！
See you next time, be there or be square!
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