诀别

訣別

juébié

verb HSK 7-9 #35,672

Meanings

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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