再见
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
再见 (zàijiàn) · goodbye
再见 (zàijiàn) means “goodbye”. It is written with 2 characters: 再 (again) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 再见 is built
The characters
再 zài · again
What 再 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冉rǎn — tender
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Two fish 冉 caught on a line 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师，再见！Lǎoshī, zàijiàn!Goodbye, teacher!
我们明天再见吧。Wǒmen míngtiān zàijiàn ba.Let's see each other again tomorrow.
Questions about 再见
What does 再见 mean?
再见 (zàijiàn) means “goodbye”.
How do you pronounce 再见?
再见 is pronounced zàijiàn.
Which HSK level is 再见?
再见 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 一再yīzàirepeatedly
- 再三zàisānagain and again
- 再接再厉zàijiēzàilìto keep up the effort
- 再次zàicìonce again
- 再说zàishuōbesides
- 再zàiagain
- 见面jiànmiànto meet
- 看见kànjiànto see
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 常见chángjiàncommon
Learn 再见 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.