Chinese word dictionary

送别

sòngbié · to see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified送别

Traditional送別

Pinyinsòngbié

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

送sòng

to see off, to send off, to dispatch; to give

别bié

to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not

How to learn 送别

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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别Bié

surname Bie

别bié

surname Bie; to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])

送sòng

to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with

别的biéde

else; other

别人biérén

other people; others; other person

特别tèbié

unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular