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再见zài jiàngoodbye

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再见 (zài jiàn) means "goodbye" or "see you again later." People say it when they part, as in 老师,再见 (Goodbye, teacher), 妈妈,再见 (Goodbye, Mom) and 再见,我们明天见 (Goodbye, see you tomorrow). This entry covers these two closely linked senses of parting words.

What does 再见 mean?

  1. 1.

    goodbyeinterjection

  2. 2.

    see you again laterinterjection

What do the characters in 再见 mean?

  • 再again; once more; re-
  • 见to see

How do you use 再见?

See it in 老师,再见, 妈妈,再见 and 再见,我们明天见.

What are some examples of 再见 in a sentence?

  1. 老师,再见!

    Lǎoshī, zàijiàn!

    Goodbye, teacher!

  2. 妈妈,再见!

    Māma, zàijiàn!

    Goodbye, Mom!

  3. 再见,我们明天见!

    Zàijiàn, wǒmen míngtiān jiàn!

    Goodbye, we'll see each other tomorrow!

How is 再见 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我要回家了。

    Wǒ yào huíjiā le.

    I'm going home now.

  2. Speaker B:

    好,我们明天见。

    Hǎo, wǒmen míngtiān jiàn.

    OK, we'll see each other tomorrow.

  3. Speaker A:

    再见!

    Zàijiàn!

    Goodbye!

  4. Speaker B:

    再见!

    Zàijiàn!

    Goodbye!

Can you use 再见 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 老师,___! (Goodbye, teacher!)
  2. 2.What does 妈妈,再见! mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: ___,我们明天见! (Goodbye, we'll see each other tomorrow!)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.