<p>It usually depends on the situation. If it was a company telling me about a product I might be interested in, and I hear them out, I usually end with 谢谢,我再考虑考虑</p>

<p>if it's one of my my friends, I usually make an excuse such as have to go now, have to sleep, have to eat etc... and add something like 我们哪天接着聊吧, or 回头见</p>

<p>If talking to my parents, I usually say 就这件事, or 没有别的事, etc</p>

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<p>Your sentence 谢谢您的来电 is technically right to close a conversation. 谢谢您的来电 translates to English is 'thank you for your call'. The caller should end your call, are you sure you pronounced it correctly?</p>

<p>Chinese normally won't use '谢谢您的来电' to end a call. We often use an excuse to close the conversation, for example "I have to go now, call you later".</p>

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Would you mind adding some examples in Chinese? I am still working on proper word selection so this would help very much.
Tommie C.
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I haven't speak Chinese for a year(I am a Chinese!!). If you say "I have to go now, see you later" would be: 我要走了，再見!
tommyip
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tommyip
<p>IRL or on the telephone you can always say something like</p>

<p>不好意思，有点事...</p>

<p>Usually 比较自觉的人 will know what the deal is</p>

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Mou某
<p><strong>Closing a Conversation</strong></p>

<p>I was just in a telephone call with a Chinese person and I attempted to say something like:</p>

<p>xiè xiè nín de lái diàn </p>

<p>谢谢您的来电</p>

<p>Had I said this in English, the caller would have recognised this as a closing statement (an attempt to end the conversation gracefully). The caller did not discontinue the conversation at this point so I assume my word choice may not have been correct. How might I have closed the conversation using a more appropriate phrase or sentence?</p>

<p>Similarly, I've seen CLSE questions about breaking the ice (starting a conversation) but none about how to gracefully close a conversation. I would appreciate any help in this area and I do understand that different regions will have variations (all of which I welcome).</p>

<p><strong>Update</strong></p>

<p>Thanks for the answers below and feel free to add more. I make use of this in building my grammar and appreciate the efforts very much. I also received this alternative as well:</p>

<pre><code>wǒ men gǎi tiān zài tán bā 
我們改天再談吧
*We'll talk about it another day*
</code></pre>

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Graceful ways to break away from a conversation
# Graceful ways to break away from a conversation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-30)

**Closing a Conversation**

I was just in a telephone call with a Chinese person and I attempted to say something like:

xiè xiè nín de lái diàn

谢谢您的来电

Had I said this in English, the caller would have recognised this as a closing statement (an attempt to end the conversation gracefully). The caller did not discontinue the conversation at this point so I assume my word choice may not have been correct. How might I have closed the conversation using a more appropriate phrase or sentence?

Similarly, I've seen CLSE questions about breaking the ice (starting a conversation) but none about how to gracefully close a conversation. I would appreciate any help in this area and I do understand that different regions will have variations (all of which I welcome).

**Update**

Thanks for the answers below and feel free to add more. I make use of this in building my grammar and appreciate the efforts very much. I also received this alternative as well:

```
wǒ men gǎi tiān zài tán bā 
我們改天再談吧
*We'll talk about it another day*

```

**Tags:** word-choice, conversation


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-31. Score: 4

It usually depends on the situation. If it was a company telling me about a product I might be interested in, and I hear them out, I usually end with 谢谢,我再考虑考虑

if it's one of my my friends, I usually make an excuse such as have to go now, have to sleep, have to eat etc... and add something like 我们哪天接着聊吧, or 回头见

If talking to my parents, I usually say 就这件事, or 没有别的事, etc


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-05-30. Score: 3

Your sentence 谢谢您的来电 is technically right to close a conversation. 谢谢您的来电 translates to English is 'thank you for your call'. The caller should end your call, are you sure you pronounced it correctly?

Chinese normally won't use '谢谢您的来电' to end a call. We often use an excuse to close the conversation, for example "I have to go now, call you later".

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Would you mind adding some examples in Chinese? I am still working on proper word selection so this would help very much.  
> **username_2**: I haven't speak Chinese for a year(I am a Chinese!!). If you say "I have to go now, see you later" would be: 我要走了，再見!  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-05-31. Score: 1

IRL or on the telephone you can always say something like

不好意思，有点事...

Usually 比较自觉的人 will know what the deal is


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