interjection
bye
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Tschüss is an informal farewell interjection meaning 'bye'. Used in friendly, casual contexts, equivalent to 'see ya' or 'chao'. Spelling variants include 'Tschüss' or older 'Tschüß'. Not appropriate for formal farewells (use 'Auf Wiedersehen' or 'Auf Wiederhören'). Common spoken goodbye in German.
Examples
Mehrere Touristen riefen tschüss, als der Zug den Bahnhof verließ, weil das Wetter besser war als erwartet.
Several tourists shouted 'tschüss' as the train left the station because the weather was better than expected.
Er ruft 'tschüss' und steigt ins Auto.
He shouts 'bye' and gets into the car.
Details
Mnemonics
Same farewell image: a casual wave and a smile
same as uppercase form — sounds like 'choos'
Notes
Lowercase variant; identical meaning and usage to capitalized 'Tschüss'.