Definition & Meaning

bid farewell (to sb); make/take one's adieu

Word usage

Words with ci xing

cí xíng

辞 行

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v.bid farewell (to sb); make/take one's adieu
- wǒ men míng tiān qǐ chéng nán xià tè bié lái xiàng lǎo shī cí xíng
  我们明天启程南下，特别来向老师辞行。
  We've come to say goodbye to our teacher before leaving for the south tomorrow.
- dài biǎo tuán xiàng dà jiā cí xíng
  代表团向大家辞行。
  The delegation bade farewell to everybody.
- wǒ lái xiàng nǐ cí xíng
  我来向你辞行。
  I have come to bid you farewell.
- cí xíng lǐ wù
  辞行礼物
  farewell gift
- tā méi yǒu cí xíng jiù zǒu le
  他没有辞行就走了。
  He went away without taking leave.
synonym
gào bié告别 gào cí告辞 cí bié辞别 bài bié拜别

Word usage

Note
"辞行" is different from "辞别". "辞别" refers to "farewell", which can be used because of long journeys or not, and can be used with an object; "辞行" refers to "farewell and go on a trip", which are mostly used because of long journeys and cannot be folloewd by an object.
Separable word
"辞" and "行" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他和家人辞了行，就独自上路了。
  After saying goodbye to his family, he set out alone.
- 他什么时候辞的行？
  When did he take his leave?
- 我已经向大家辞过行了。
  I've already said goodbye to all.

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