告辞

• Pinyin: gào cí
• Desglose de hanzi: 告 = 牛 + 口 (announce, inform); 辞 = 舌 + 辛 (tongue + hardship — words, to resign, to take leave)

Significado

Despedirse formalmente; retirarse con cortesía.

A formal and courteous expression used when leaving a social call, meeting, or official occasion. More ceremonious than 走了 or 再见. Often accompanied by an explanation: 时间不早了，我先告辞. Used across formal meetings, literary contexts, and traditional social etiquette.

Ejemplos

1. 宴席结束，宾客们依次向主人告辞，并对这次盛情款待表达了诚挚的谢意。
2. 会谈持续了近三个小时，双方代表握手致意，随后彬彬有礼地告辞离场。
3. 他瞥了一眼手表，发现已近深夜，便起身向在座各位告辞，说明需尽快赶赴机场。

Guía de uso

Contexto: social etiquette, meetings, formal visits, classical

Tono: polite

Correcto

• 感谢您今日拨冗接待，时间已经不早，我就先告辞了，改日再登门拜访。(Thank you for taking the time to receive me today — it is getting late, so I shall take my leave now and call on you again another day.)
• 外宾们参观完展馆后，向馆长一一告辞，并对展览的精心策划表示了高度赞扬。(After visiting the exhibition hall, the foreign guests took their leave of the director one by one and spoke highly of the meticulous curation of the exhibition.)

Incorrecto

• 我现在告辞一下 — 一下 trivialises the formality; simply say 我先告辞了 without 一下 in formal contexts

Origen e historia

告 (to announce/inform) + 辞 (words/to leave)

Contexto cultural

Época: Classical to present

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal