Making Plans & Socializingbeginnerneutral
下次吧
xià cì ba
Next time / maybe next time
When to Use
Another polite way to decline or postpone plans. Similar to 改天吧 but specifically refers to the next opportunity. Sometimes it genuinely means next time, sometimes it's a soft no.
Examples
今天去不了，下次吧。(Can't make it today, next time.)
下次吧，这次太赶了。(Next time, this time is too rushed.)