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Word · VerbTraditional白白

bye-bye; break up; part ways

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

goodbye; bye-bye

informal

A light-hearted, casual farewell, directly borrowed from English 'bye-bye'. Often used in text messages or spoken among friends.

Wǒ我
zǒu走
le了
 ,
bái白
bái白
 !

I'm leaving, bye-bye!

Tā他
men们
zài在
diàn电
huà话
lǐ里
shuō说
le了
shēng声
 “
bái白
bái白
 ”
jiù就
guà挂
le了
 。

They said 'bye-bye' on the phone and hung up.

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Hǎo好
le了
 ,
jīn今
tiān天
jiù就
liáo聊
dào到
zhè这
ba吧
 ,
bái白
bái白
 。

Alright, let's end the chat here for today, bye.

2.

verb

to break up; to part ways; to end a relationship

informal

Used metaphorically to describe ending a personal relationship, habit, or association in a casual, sometimes humorous tone.

Yīn因
wéi为
xìng性
gé格
bù不
hé合
 ,
liǎng两
rén人
jiù就
bái白
bái白
le了
 。

Because of incompatible personalities, they broke up (said 'bye-bye').

Tā他
jué决
dìng定
gēn跟
áo熬
yè夜
de的
bái白
bái白
 ,
kāi开
shǐ始
jiàn健
kāng康
zuò作
xī息
 。

He decided to say goodbye to staying up late and start a healthy routine.

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Shì是
shí时
hòu候
gēn跟
zhè这
fèn份
bù不
yú愉
kuài快
de的
gōng工
zuò作
bái白
bái白
le了
 。

It's time to say goodbye to this unpleasant job.