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Long time no see.
In fact, I'm confused about this expression. In Chinese, it means “I haven't seen you for a long time（好久不见）”. When I was in high school, my classmates and I would use this way to express. But this expression is very Chinese, so we thought it was wrong and just say it when we are joking. However, we found out that there is such usage for the native speaker. I am not sure if this expression is correct now.
Nowadays, the internet is developed rapidly. Sometimes common sayings are popularized on the internet and become buzzwords. In various social media in China, not only Chinese will become a buzzword, but also the language of some other countries, mainly in English and Japanese. Most of the Chinese have learned English, so English buzzwords can be accepted by the public. The Japanese is because it also contains a lot of Chinese characters. Although the pronunciation is different, sometimes the meaning of the word is similar and easy to understand.
Is there a buzzword about Chinese in your country?
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My daily life 6
Long time no see.In fact, I'm confused about this expression. In Chinese, it means “I haven't seen you for a long time（好久不见）”. When I was in high school, my classmates and I would use this way to express expression to greet each other when we haven't seen each other in a while. But this expression is very Chinese, so we thought it was wrong and just say it when we are joking. However, we found out that there is such usage for this phrase(or expression) is also used by the native English speaker. I am not sure if this expression is correct now.
Nowadays, the internet is developed rapidly. Sometimes common sayings are popularized on the internet and become buzzwords. In various social media in China, not only Chinese will become a buzzword, but also the language of some other countries, mainly in English and Japanese. Most of the Chinese have learned English, so English buzzwords can be accepted by the (general) public. The In Japanese, is because it also contains a lot of Chinese characters, although the pronunciation is different, sometimes the meaning of the word is similar and easy to understand.
Is there a buzzword about Chinese in your country?
"Long time no see" is not standard English. But I use it all the time too but only when talking or texting to close friends and relatives. Maybe because many of my friends are Chinese too and it comes from 好久不见 哈哈！While it maybe okay with friends, it is not suitable in formal writing like for reports etc. Certainly not when writing to your employer , clients etc :) . Correct phrase is "I haven't seen you in a while" or "I haven't seen you in a long time". If you are an English language learner then I recommend use the standard version.
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"Long time no see" is an old English expression. I don't know for sure, but I have read that American speakers borrowed this expression from 好久不见 more than 100 years ago. (我不知道这是不是真的。 但这是一个很好的故事。 哈哈)
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