tiễn biệt
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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.)