告别 (gào bié) — to say goodbye; to bid farewell
Definition
告别 means 'to say goodbye' to someone or something familiar, often with a sense of finality. More formal and weighty than 道别; 送别 focuses on the one staying behind.
verb
to say goodbyeto bid farewell
Examples
- 告别。Wǒ míng tiān jiù yào gào bié jiā xiāng le.I will say goodbye to my hometown tomorrow.
- 告别，。Tā hé péng you men gào bié hòu, yí gè rén qù le běi jīng.After saying goodbye to his friends, he went to Beijing alone.
- ，告别，。Bì yè nà tiān, dà jiā hù xiāng gào bié, hěn duō tóng xué dōu kū le.On graduation day, everyone said goodbye to each other, and many classmates cried.
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