告辞

告辭

gàocí

verb HSK 7 #13,160

Meanings

1 to take one's leave
2 to bid farewell

Characters

take leave; words

Examples

时间不早了，我先告辞了。

Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ xiān gàocí le.

It's getting late, I'll take my leave first.

他向主人告辞后就离开了。

Tā xiàng zhǔrén gàocí hòu jiù líkāi le.

He took his leave from the host and then left.

Tips

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告辞 is a polite, somewhat formal way to say goodbye when leaving someone's home or a gathering. It's more refined than just saying 我走了 (I'm leaving).

Stroke Order

告 gào

辞 cí