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再见

zài jiàn · zai jian

Traditional 再見

HSK 1

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)走了(zǒule)，再见(zàijiàn)！

    I am leaving. Goodbye!

  2. Dengdeng

    再见(zàijiàn)！路上(lùshang)小心(xiǎoxīn)。

    Goodbye! Be careful on the road.

  3. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)还(hái)在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)。

    Wait, my phone is still on the table.

  4. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)你(nǐ)。这次(zhècì)真的(zhēnde)再见(zàijiàn)了吧(leba)？

    Here. Is it really goodbye this time?

  5. Liangliang

    再见(zàijiàn)！

    Goodbye!

  6. Dengdeng

    再见(zàijiàn)……咦(yí)，你(nǐ)的(de)外套(wàitào)还(hái)在(zài)椅子(yǐzi)上(shàng)。

    Goodbye... hey, your coat is still on the chair.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)连(lián)再(zài)见(jiàn)也(yě)没(méi)说(shuō)就(jiù)离(lí)开(kāi)了(le)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He left the room without so much as saying good-bye to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

时(shí)间(jiān)不(bù)早(zǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)该(gāi)走(zǒu)了(le)，再(zài)见(jiàn)！

It's getting late, we should go now. Goodbye!

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再
zài

again; once more; re-; second; another

见
jiàn

to see; to meet

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