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How to say goodbye in Chinese

再见 literally expresses seeing someone again and is the standard neutral farewell in Mandarin.

Chinese

再见

再見

Pinyin

zài jiàn

Sounds like

dz-eye jyen

Read it piece by piece

zài

dz-eye

English IPA /dzaɪ/

jiàn

jyen

English IPA /dʒjɛn/

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When to use 再见

Neutral
  • Use 再见 when leaving a meeting, class, shop, or social visit.
  • In casual conversation, speakers often name the next meeting time instead, such as 明天见.

Other ways to say it

明天见

明天見

míng tiān jiàn

See you tomorrow

Neutral

回头见

回頭見

huí tóu jiàn

See you later

Casual

Example conversations

Goodbye, see you tomorrow.

再见,明天见。

再見,明天見。

zài jiàn, míng tiān jiàn

Goodbye, have a safe trip.

再见,一路平安。

再見,一路平安。

zài jiàn, yí lù píng ān

Common mistakes

  • 再见 is a farewell, not a greeting; use it when the interaction is ending.

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