---
title: "Zaijian Meaning: 再见 (zàijiàn) Means “goodbye”"
description: "再见 (traditional 再見, zàijiàn) means “goodbye; see you again”. Hear its tones, see what 再 and 见 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaijian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 再见 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

再见 zàijiàn

## goodbye; see you again

## It can also mean

- to see again

## Its characters

1. 再 zài again
2. 见 jiàn to see

## In a sentence

我想说再见。 I want to say goodbye.

中文的“**再见**”，你会说吧？

From [说一次再见 · How to say goodbye in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-goodbye-in-chinese#library-word-4-6)

[More about 再见](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%86%8D%E8%A7%81)

## More words with 再 or 见

- [不见 bùjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bujian)
- [常见 chángjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjian)
- [罕见 hǎnjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanjian)
- [会见 huìjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huijian)
- [见面 jiànmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianmian)
- [见效 jiànxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianxiao)
- [见证 jiànzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianzheng)
- [看见 kànjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanjian)
- [可见 kějiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kejian)
- [偏见 piānjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianjian)

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