再 zài
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 冂 — frame
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
再见
zàijiàn
goodbye
Characters in this word
见 jiàn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 冂 frame 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老师，再见！ Lǎoshī, zàijiàn! Goodbye, teacher!
- 再见，明天见。 Zàijiàn, míngtiān jiàn. Goodbye, see you tomorrow.
- 爸爸，再见！ Bàba, zàijiàn! Bye, Dad!
- 同学，再见！ Tóngxué, zàijiàn! Goodbye, classmate!
- 再见，我们下次见。 Zàijiàn, wǒmen xià cì jiàn. Goodbye, see you next time.
- 妈妈，我走了，再见！ Māma, wǒ zǒu le, zàijiàn! Mom, I'm off. Goodbye!
- 你先走吧，再见！ Nǐ xiān zǒu ba, zàijiàn! You go ahead. Goodbye!
- 再见，我要去上课了。 Zàijiàn, wǒ yào qù shàngkè le. Goodbye, I have to go to class.
- 老师，我们下课再见。 Lǎoshī, wǒmen xiàkè zàijiàn. Teacher, see you after class.
- 再见，明天学校见。 Zàijiàn, míngtiān xuéxiào jiàn. Goodbye, see you at school tomorrow.
Related words
- 再 zài again; then
- 一再 yízài again and again
- 再三 zàisān again and again
- 再次 zàicì again
- 再也 zàiyě never again (with negatives)
- 再生 zàishēng to regenerate, to recycle
- 再度 zàidù once again; a second time
- 再接再厉 zàijiēzàilì to make persistent efforts; to keep up the good work
- 再现 zàixiàn to reappear; to recreate
- 见 jiàn to see; to meet
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of