永别

永別

yǒngbié

verb #8,967

Meanings

1 to part forever; to say goodbye for the last time
2 eternal farewell; permanent separation

Characters

eternal; forever; always

to part; to separate; farewell

Examples

他在信中跟家人永别。

Tā zài xìn zhōng gēn jiārén yǒngbié.

He said his final goodbye to his family in the letter.

永别了，我的朋友。

Yǒngbié le, wǒ de péngyou.

Farewell forever, my friend.

谁也不想跟亲人永别。

Shéi yě bù xiǎng gēn qīnrén yǒngbié.

Nobody wants to be permanently parted from loved ones.

Tips

register

永别 is literary and emotionally heavy — used for death or irreversible separation. For casual goodbyes, use 再见. For dramatic/literary farewells, 诀别 (juébié) is even more intense.

Stroke Order

永 yǒng

别 bié