再见zài jiàngoodbye
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.
goodbyeinterjection
- 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?
How is 再见 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我要回家了。
Wǒ yào huíjiā le.
I'm going home now.
- Speaker B:
好,我们明天见。
Hǎo, wǒmen míngtiān jiàn.
OK, we'll see each other tomorrow.
- Speaker A:
再见!
Zàijiàn!
Goodbye!
- Speaker B:
再见!
Zàijiàn!
Goodbye!
Can you use 再见 correctly?
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Related words
- 再zàiagain; once more; re-HSK 1
- 听见tīng jiànto hearHSK 1
- 看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight ofHSK 1
- 见jiànto seeHSK 1
- 见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each otherHSK 3
- 再次zài cìonce more; once againHSK 4
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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.