How to Say ‘Goodbye’ in Traditional Chinese
再見
zài jiàn
[dzeye jyen]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In everyday Taiwan, people usually say 掰掰 (bāi bāi) "bye-bye", even adults and shop staff. 再見 is a bit more formal.
Phrase Breakdown
再見
zài jiàn
[dzeye jyen]
goodbye; see you again
A standard way to say goodbye, literally meaning see again.
今天先再見，我們下週聯絡。
Goodbye for today; let’s get in touch next week.
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