Updated on December 27, 2022
“By the way”, often abbreviated as “BTW”, is a useful phrase for changing the main point of the discussion from one subject to the other. I often use “BTW” while interacting with my English speaking foreign friends. However, when I interact with my Chinese friends, I’ll use the Chinese equivalent of “BTW”.
So, do you know how to say “BTW” in Mandarin Chinese?
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How to say “BTW” in Chinese?
#1 BTW (…duìle…, …对了…)
Example sentence 1
- By the way, don’t forget to tell John to have meeting tomorrow afternoon.
- ò, duìle，bié wàng le gàosù John, míngtiān xiàwǔ kāihuì.
- 哦, 对了，别忘了告诉 John，明天下午开会。
Example sentence 2
- By the way, how was the movie yesterday?
- Duìlezuótiān de diànyǐng zěnmeyàng？
- 对了，昨天的电影怎么样？
#2 BTW (shùn biàn shuō yí xià…, 顺便说一下…)
- This is my idea. By the way, this project needs to be finished by the end of this year.
- Zhè shì wǒ de xiǎngfǎ，shùn biàn shuō yíxià，zhè ge xiàngmù xūyào niándǐ wánchéng。
- 这是我的想法，顺便说一下，这个项目需要年底完成。
#3 BTW (shùn biàn wèn yíxià…, 顺便问一下…)
- Okay, I got it. By the way, when will the boss come back?
- Hǎode, wǒ zhīdào le。Shùn biàn wèn yíxià，lǎobǎn shénme shíhòu huílai？
- 好的，我知道了。顺便问一下，老板什么时候回来？
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