Chinese phrases
How to say good night in Chinese
Good night in Chinese is 晚安 (wǎn ān). You say it to someone who is going to sleep.
晚安
good night
Ways to say good night
晚安
Everydaygood night
At bedtime, in person or in a message.
早点休息
Formalget some rest
Polite: to a colleague or a guest at the end of the evening.
早点睡
With friendsgo to bed early
Caring, to family, a partner or a friend who stays up too late.
睡吧
With friendsgo to sleep
Gentle, to a child or a partner.
好梦
With friendssweet dreams
Often right after 晚安.
晚安安
Textingnighty-night
Cute, in chats with close friends or a partner.
Common mistakes
Using 晚安 as a greeting
晚安 ends the day. When you arrive somewhere in the evening, say 晚上好 or 你好.
Running 晚安 into one sound
wǎn ān has two syllables. In pinyin an apostrophe often keeps them apart: wǎn’ān.
A late chat
我睡了。
Qiqi: I’m off to bed.
好，晚安！
Leon: OK, good night!
晚安，好梦！
Qiqi: Night, sweet dreams!
