拜别

拜別

bàibié

verb #87,027

Meanings

1 to take leave of someone
2 to bid farewell (formal/respectful)

Characters

bow / pay respect

Examples

他向师父拜别后便启程上路。

Tā xiàng shīfu bàibié hòu biàn qǐchéng shàng lù.

After taking respectful leave of his master, he set off on his journey.

我专程来拜别二位长辈。

Wǒ zhuānchéng lái bàibié èr wèi zhǎngbèi.

I came specially to bid farewell to you two elders.

Tips

register

Formal and traditional — combines 拜 (to bow respectfully) with 别 (to part). Common in historical drama and martial-arts fiction when a junior takes leave of an elder or master. In modern speech use 告别 (gàobié) or just 再见 (zàijiàn).

Stroke Order

拜 bài

别 bié