Chinese word

送别

Pronunciation

Pinyinsòng bié

Meaning

  • nounfarewell

Example

我们为他办了一个送别会。wǒ men wèi tā bàn le yí gè sòng bié huì

We held a farewell party for him.

Illustration for 送别 (farewell)

More examples

校方为退休教授举行了隆重的送别仪式。xiào fāng wèi tuì xiū jiào shòu jǔ xíng le lóng zhòng de sòng bié yí shì

The school held a grand farewell ceremony for the retiring professor.

Core concept

A formal act of sending a departing person onward while marking the end of shared time.

Common phrases

  • 送别会sòng bié huì

    farewell party

  • 送别仪式sòng bié yí shì

    farewell ceremony

Similar words

道别dào bié: The act of saying goodbye or the goodbye words used at parting.
告别gào bié: A farewell that marks a person's departure.
离别lí bié: The experience of parting from someone and becoming separated.
送行sòng xíng: A send-off for someone who is about to leave.

Definition in Chinese

指为离别的人举行的送行场合或送行的行为，常用于较正式或集体的告别。zhǐ wèi lí bié de rén jǔ xíng de sòng xíng chǎng hé huò sòng xíng de xíng wéi cháng yòng yú jiào zhèng shì huò jí tǐ de gào bié

Word origin

送 (sòng, "send") + 别 (bié, "part") combine the movement of sending onward with the moment of parting, creating a word for a deliberate send-off.

Usage tips

  • A human subject and a departing-person object usually signal the action reading, while an event noun or measure phrase signals the occasion reading.

Other meanings

  • see offverb

Related words

  • 送别词sòng bié cífarewell speechnoun
  • 送别者sòng bié zhěperson seeing someone offnoun

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