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The word "再见" is formed by combining the character "再", meaning "again", with "见", meaning "to see", creating a compound where the literal meaning "see again" functions as a farewell expressing the expectation of future encounters.

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再见，明天见。

Zài jiàn, míng tiān jiàn.

Goodbye, see you tomorrow.

时间不早了，我该说再见了。

Shí jiān bù zǎo le, wǒ gāi shuō zài jiàn le.

It's getting late, I should say goodbye.

我们走了，再见了各位。

Wǒ men zǒu le, zài jiàn le gè wèi.

We are leaving, goodbye everyone.

我真不想和你说再见。

Wǒ zhēn bù xiǎng hé nǐ shuō zài jiàn.

I really don't want to say goodbye to you.

我们就在此告别，明年再见吧。

Wǒ men jiù zài cǐ gào bié, míng nián zài jiàn ba.

Let's say goodbye here and meet again next year.

Word Definition - 再见

zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later

Individual Character Details

再 zài
见 jiàn, xiàn