Definition

Verb: - To see off, to bid farewell: The act of accompanying someone who is departing on a journey to say goodbye. It implies a formal or emotional parting, often at a point of departure like a station, airport, or home.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cả gia đình ra sân bay để tiễn biệt anh ấy đi du học. (The whole family went to the airport to see him off as he went to study abroad.)
  • Chúng tôi tiễn biệt cô giáo cũ với nhiều lưu luyến. (We bade farewell to our old teacher with much nostalgia.)
  • Anh ấy đứng tiễn biệt tôi ở cổng làng. (He stood at the village gate to see me off.)

Advanced Usage

• "Buổi tiễn biệt": A farewell party or gathering.

  • Buổi tiễn biệt cho giám đốc sắp nghỉ hưu rất cảm động. (The farewell party for the retiring director was very moving.)

• "Lời tiễn biệt": Farewell words, a farewell speech.

  • Ông ấy đọc một bài diễn văn với những lời tiễn biệt chân thành. (He delivered a speech with sincere farewell words.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiễn (verb): To see off, to escort someone part of the way. This is a shorter, sometimes less formal form.

  • Tôi chỉ tiễn anh ra đến đầu ngõ. (I only saw you off to the alley entrance.)

• Biệt (verb/component): To part, to separate. Often used in compound words related to parting.

  • Từ biệt (verb): To say goodbye, to bid farewell.
  • Vĩnh biệt (verb): To bid a final farewell, often used for permanent partings like death.

Synonyms

• Từ biệt (verb): To say goodbye, to take leave. Can be used more generally than , which specifically involves seeing someone off.
• Chia tay (verb): To part, to separate. A common and versatile term for goodbyes.
• Đưa tiễn (verb): To escort and see off. Very close in meaning to .

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Tiễn đưa": To escort and see off. This phrase emphasizes the act of accompanying the departing person.

  • Đoàn người tiễn đưa linh cữu rất đông. (The procession escorting the coffin was very large.)

• "Tiễn chân": (Informal) To see someone off, literally "to see off the feet".

  • Để tôi tiễn chân bạn ra xe. (Let me see you off to your car.)

verb

1. to see out (off)