送别

送別

sòngbié

verb HSK 7-9 #20,938

Meanings

1 to see someone off
2 to bid farewell

Characters

to send off; to see off

to part; to separate

Examples

HSK 2

朋友们到机场送别他。

Péngyǒumen dào jīchǎng sòngbié tā.

Friends went to the airport to see him off.

HSK 4

我们举办了一场送别晚会。

Wǒmen jǔbàn le yī chǎng sòngbié wǎnhuì.

We held a farewell party.

Tips

culture

送别 has a literary and emotional tone. The famous Tang poem 《送别》 by Wang Wei is a classic farewell poem.

Stroke Order

送 sòng

别 bié