告别

• 拼音: gào bié
• 汉字拆解: 告 = 牛 (ox) + 口 (mouth), meaning to tell or announce; 别 = 另 (other) + 刂 (knife), meaning to separate or part

含义

To say goodbye; to bid farewell; to part with. A formal way of taking leave.

More formal and emotionally weighted than 再见. Used for significant farewells — leaving a job, a city, or saying goodbye for an extended period. Can also be used figuratively, like 告别过去 (bid farewell to the past).

例句

1. 毕业的时候，同学们互相告别。
2. 他在机场和家人告别。
3. 我们要告别旧的习惯，开始新的生活。

用法指南

语境: farewell, emotional, life events

语气: emotional

正确说法

• 我们在车站告别了。(We said goodbye at the station.)
• 他告别了家乡，去了大城市。(He bid farewell to his hometown and went to the big city.)

错误说法

• 我跟服务员告别了 (Don't use 告别 for casual partings with strangers like a waiter — use 再见 or just leave; 告别 implies emotional weight)

起源与历史

Compound of 告 (tell, inform) and 别 (part, separate), meaning to inform someone of one's departure.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal