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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.say goodbye to; bid farewell to
动身的那天清早，我特地去向她告别。
I specially went to say goodbye to her before setting out that morning.
我向他告别来了。
I've come to say good-bye to him.
她没有告别就走了。
She left without saying goodbye.
挥手告别
wave farewell
- 2
v.(by way of a wave of hand or words of pleasantry) leave; take leave of; part from
他把信交给了队长，就匆匆告别了。
He hurried off after hand-ing over the letter to the team leader.
我们告别了这个地方，继续向前进。
We left the place and went on with our journey.
我们告别了西安，又赶往兰州。
We left Xi'an and went on to Lanzhou.
告别亲友
part from relatives and friends
- 3
v.pay one's last respects to the deceased
他们向死者告别。
They paid their last respects.
她向遗体告别。
She paid hers last respects to the deceased.
人们对牺牲的战士告别。
The people bid farewell to their fallen soldiers.
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Word usage
- Note"告别" is different from "辞别". "告别" can be without an object; "辞别" usually is followed by an object.
- Separable word"告" and "别" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他忘了跟我告一声别。
He forgot to say goodbye to me.
临走前，我们再向母亲告一次别吧。
Before we leave, let's say goodbye to our mother once more.
我们在机场告了别。
We made our farewell at the airport.