<p>拜拜 is not considered childish, but is more casual than other forms of good-bye.  It can be use on children / friends / even seniors, but should not be use for Clients / business partner / etc.</p>

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2014-10-02T17:51:29.790Z
2014-10-02T17:51:29.790Z
Alex
<p>is bye bye consider childish? then formal 1 would be : good bye?</p>

<p>拜拜 got another meaning as praying.</p>

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<p>and more formal replacement would be : 再见 or 再会 which closer to see you again.</p>

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2014-10-01T09:46:28.893Z
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ah_hau
<p>I don't think it's childish in Taiwan,at least not in TV.</p>

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2014-10-03T12:00:07.203Z
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Bristin
<p>拜拜 is not casualness and/or childishness,it is a more friendly way to express goodbye ,and majority use between people who have good relation,or see somebody for the first time and build a friendship each other.
So does it in Taiwan I think:) </p>

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2014-10-03T22:19:45.643Z
And it applies to Hong Kong too. As ah_hau said 再见 or 再会 is more formal than 拜拜 but none of them are childish as in English.
Pete C.
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2014-10-01T11:27:02.720Z
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user6453
<p>How appropriate, in terms of casualness and/or childishness, is "拜拜"? Is it as childish as "Bye-bye" would be in English, or is it more acceptable?</p>

<p>In case location matters, I'm mainly interested in how it's viewed in Taiwan.</p>

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How appropriate is "拜拜"?
# How appropriate is "拜拜"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-01)

How appropriate, in terms of casualness and/or childishness, is "拜拜"? Is it as childish as "Bye-bye" would be in English, or is it more acceptable?

In case location matters, I'm mainly interested in how it's viewed in Taiwan.

**Tags:** taiwan, politeness, loanwords, informal

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-10-01. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

拜拜 is not casualness and/or childishness,it is a more friendly way to express goodbye ,and majority use between people who have good relation,or see somebody for the first time and build a friendship each other.
So does it in Taiwan I think:)

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: And it applies to Hong Kong too. As ah_hau said 再见 or 再会 is more formal than 拜拜 but none of them are childish as in English.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-02. Score: 2

拜拜 is not considered childish, but is more casual than other forms of good-bye. It can be use on children / friends / even seniors, but should not be use for Clients / business partner / etc.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-10-01. Score: 0

is bye bye consider childish? then formal 1 would be : good bye?

拜拜 got another meaning as praying.

<http://www.123chickensoup.com/Upload/images.jpg>

and more formal replacement would be : 再见 or 再会 which closer to see you again.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-10-03. Score: 0

I don't think it's childish in Taiwan,at least not in TV.


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