诀别

訣別

juébié

verb HSK 7-9 #35,672

Meanings

他在临终前与家人诀别。

Tā zài línzhōng qián yǔ jiārén juébié.

He bid farewell to his family before passing away.

那是他们最后一次见面，没想到竟成了诀别。

Nà shì tāmen zuìhòu yī cì jiànmiàn, méixiǎngdào jìng chéng le juébié.

That was the last time they met — unexpectedly it turned out to be a final farewell.

usage

诀别 is much more solemn than 告别. It implies a permanent, often death-related separation. Reserve it for deeply emotional or literary contexts.

诀 jué

别 bié