How do you pronounce 再见 zài jiàn or 再会 zài huì in English?

Answer 1

Both of these words mean 'goodbye' in Mandarin Chinese, with 再会 being the more formal option. The words may be pronounced like:

再见 (zài jiàn)

z - ds (pronounced somewhat like the ds in 'reads')

ài - eye (falling tone)

ji - chee (the j should be pronounced somewhere between j and ch)

àn - en (falling tone)

再会 (zài huì)

z - ds (pronounced somewhat like the ds in 'reads')

ài - eye (falling tone)

huì - hwe (falling tone)

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Answer 2

In English, 再见 (zài jiàn) is pronounced as "zai jyen" and 再会 (zài huì) is pronounced as "zai hway".