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再见

zài jiàn
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. goodbye
  2. 2. see you again later

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
欢迎
huān yíng

to welcome

welcome, as opposed to goodbye

Related words

2 items
告别
gào bié

to leave; to part from

to part, bid farewell
告辞
gào cí

to say goodbye

to take leave (polite)

Synonyms

1 item
拜拜
bái bái

(loanword) bye-bye

informal farewell, borrowed from English 'bye-bye'

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 再见 for temporary departures like going to the restroom; use 稍等 or 马上回来 instead.

Formality

Neutral register; suitable for both formal and informal situations, though very casual situations may prefer 拜拜.

Example Sentences

4 shown
明天见， 再见 ！
See you tomorrow, goodbye!
再见 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 336477)
再见 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2030795)
再见 ，Ian。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4813386)

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Words Containing 再见

再见全垒打
zài jiàn quán lěi dǎ

walk-off home run

Child Words of 再见

再
zài

again; once more; re-

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear