long separation; permanent farewell
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to part for a long time; long separation
literaryUsed for a prolonged absence from someone, often implying sadness and longing.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
nián年
dài代
，
tā他
yǔ与
jiā家
rén人
cháng长
bié别
duō多
nián年
，
yīn音
xìn信
quán全
wú无
。
During the war, he was separated from his family for many years without any news.
Shī诗
zhōng中
qīng倾
sù诉
le了
yóu游
zǐ子
yǔ与
gù故
xiāng乡
cháng长
bié别
de的
chóu愁
xù绪
。
The poem pours out the melancholy of a wanderer's long separation from his hometown.
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Jī机
chǎng场
chéng成
le了
wú无
shù数
liàn恋
rén人
cháng长
bié别
de的
shāng伤
xīn心
dì地
。
The airport became a sad place where countless lovers bid each other a long farewell.
verb
to part forever; to bid a final farewell
formalA euphemism for death; used when someone is leaving forever, most often due to death.
Shuí谁
céng曾
xiǎng想
，
huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
de的
nà那
cì次
huī挥
shǒu手
，
jìng竟
shì是
yǔ与
fù父
qīn亲
de的
cháng长
bié别
。
Who would have thought that wave at the train station would turn out to be a final farewell to his father.
Zhì挚
yǒu友
bìng病
shì逝
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
dé得
bù不
yǔ与
tā他
zài在
cǐ此
cháng长
bié别
。
Our close friend passed away from illness, and we had to bid him a permanent farewell here.
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“
Cháng长
bié别
le了
，
wǒ我
de的
zhàn战
yǒu友
。
”
tā
zài他
mù在
bēi墓
qián碑
qīng前
shēng轻
shuō声
dào说
道
。
"Farewell forever, my comrade," he said softly before the tombstone.