We must get together sometime
Neutral Polite
What it really means
A warm-sounding phrase that is often just a polite way to end a conversation, not a real plan. If no date is suggested, it may never happen. A real invitation usually includes a specific time.
Chinese explanation
听起来很热情，但常常只是礼貌地结束对话，并不是真的约定。如果没提具体日期，多半不会发生。真正的邀请通常会给出明确时间。
Example conversation
A: Lovely to bump into you! We must get together sometime.
B: Definitely! Let's do that.
A: (Neither of them ever calls.)
A：碰到你太好了！我们改天一定聚聚。
B：一定一定！就这么说定了。
A：（然后谁也没再联系谁。）
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