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告别

gàobié

to say goodbye

Two people waving goodbye
Memory picture

Characters in this word

告 gào

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 告

别 bié

Strokes
7
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
另 another 刂 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我们告别吧。 Wǒmen gàobié ba. Let us say goodbye.
  • 他来告别了。 Tā lái gàobié le. He came to say goodbye.
  • 告别过去吧。 Gàobié guòqù ba. Say goodbye to the past.

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