再见

再見

zàijiàn

phrase HSK 1 #327

Meanings

Literally 'see again' - a hopeful farewell.

HSK 1

再见！明天见！

Zàijiàn! Míngtiān jiàn!

Goodbye! See you tomorrow!

HSK 1

老师再见！

Lǎoshī zàijiàn!

Goodbye, teacher!

HSK 2

说完再见，她就上了火车。

Shuō wán zàijiàn, tā jiù shàng le huǒchē.

After saying goodbye, she got on the train.

usage

More casual goodbyes include 拜拜 (bye-bye, borrowed from English) and 走了 (I'm leaving). 再见 is relatively formal.

再 zài

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