告别
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
告别 (gàobié) · to say goodbye
告别 (gàobié) means “to say goodbye; to bid farewell”. It is written with 2 characters: 告 (to tell) + 别 (don't). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 告别 is built
The characters
告 gào · to tell
What 告 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
别 bié · don't
What 别 is made of
- 另lìng — another
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他向大家告别了。Tā xiàng dàjiā gàobié le.He said goodbye to everyone.
你跟朋友们告别了吗？Nǐ gēn péngyoumen gàobié le ma?Did you say goodbye to your friends?
Questions about 告别
What does 告别 mean?
告别 (gàobié) means “to say goodbye; to bid farewell”.
How do you pronounce 告别?
告别 is pronounced gàobié.
Which HSK level is 告别?
告别 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 告诉gàosuto tell
- 广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)
- 被告bèigàodefendant
- 布告bùgàonotice
- 告辞gàocíto take one's leave
- 告诫gàojièto warn
- 公告gōnggàoannouncement
- 警告jǐnggàoto warn
Learn 告别 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.