How to Say ‘Am waiting for you’ in Traditional Chinese
在等你
💬 Usage Tip: The structure [在...等...] indicates a continuous action in Chinese.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Expressing emotion directly but subtly, like [在等你], is valued in Chinese culture.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
在
[zài]
at
A preposition used to indicate a point in time or a location.
我在等你。
I am waiting for you.
等
[děng]
to wait
To stay in one place until a certain time or event.
我在等你。
I am waiting for you.
你
[nǐ]
you
A pronoun used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
我在等你。
I am waiting for you.
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