道别

道別

dàobié

verb #5,397

Meanings

1 to say goodbye
2 to bid farewell

Characters

to say; to speak; way

to part; to separate

Examples

他来跟我们道别。

Tā lái gēn wǒmen dàobié.

He came to say goodbye to us.

我们还没来得及道别，他就走了。

Wǒmen hái méi láidejí dàobié, tā jiù zǒu le.

He left before we had a chance to say goodbye.

Tips

usage

道别 is more formal and literary than 告别 (gàobié). 道 here means 'to say/speak.' Compare: 道歉 (dàoqiàn, to apologize), 道谢 (dàoxiè, to express thanks).

Stroke Order

道 dào

别 bié