告辞

告辭

gàocí

verb HSK 7-9 #13,160

Meanings

1 to take one's leave
2 to bid farewell

Characters

take leave; words

Examples

HSK 3

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.

HSK 5

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