(zài jiàn) - goodbye, farewell in Mandarin
zàijiànTraditional: 再見
Translation
goodbye, farewell
Word origin
A compound of 再 (zài, 'again') and 见 (jiàn, 'to see'), literally 'see you again', the standard parting phrase. The simplified 见 derives from 見, an associative compound of an eye 目 over a person, depicting seeing.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 再 (zài, 'again') + 见 (jiàn, 'to see'; 目 eye over 儿 person)
Stroke order
再
见
Examples
！
Goodbye!
。
See you tomorrow.
。
We will meet again next year.
，！
Goodbye, children!
。
The child says goodbye to their mother.
再见 (zài jiàn) means goodbye, farewell. It is used as a interjection in everyday Mandarin speech.
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