Definition
送别 (sòng bié) means 'to see someone off' — it focuses on the act of accompanying a departing person to a station, airport, etc. before they leave. This contrasts with 告别 (gào bié) and 道别 (dào bié), which mean 'to say goodbye' (the verbal act itself, with or without seeing off), and 告辞 (gào cí), a formal/literary way to take one's leave as a guest.
verb
to see someone offto bid farewell
Examples
- 送别。Míngtiān wǒ yào qù huǒchēzhàn sòng bié péngyou.Tomorrow I'm going to the train station to see a friend off.
- ，送别，。Bìyè nà tiān, tóngxuémen hùxiāng sòng bié, hěnduō rén kū le.On graduation day, classmates bid each other farewell, and many cried.
- 送别，。Tā zài jīchǎng sòng bié le jiārén hòu, dúzì dēng shàng le fēijī.After seeing his family off at the airport, he boarded the plane alone.
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