How to say “goodbye” in Chinese
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“Goodbye” in Chinese is 再见, zài jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
再见 is read zài jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
再见 literally means “see you again”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “再见”.
More words from the lesson “Hi and bye”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “goodbye” in Chinese?
“Goodbye” in Chinese is 再见, pinyin zàijiàn.
What does 再见 mean?
再见 (zàijiàn) means “goodbye”.
How do you write 再见?
再见 is 2 characters: 再 (zài) — again; 见 (jiàn) — see. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 再见?
再见 is read zàijiàn. Tones: zài — fourth tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“goodbye” in the lesson “Hi and bye”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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