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拜
bài
1. to pay respect
2. worship
3. visit
4. salute
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

拜
bài
to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

下拜
xiàbài
to bow down low
交拜
jiāobài
to bow to one another
再拜
zàibài
to bow again
参拜
cānbài
to formally call on
叩拜
kòubài
to bow in salute
回拜
huíbài
to pay a return visit
崇拜
chóngbài
to worship
HSK 6
拜佛
bàiFó
to worship Buddha
拜倒
bàidǎo
to prostrate oneself
拜伦
Bàilún
George Byron (1788-1824), English poet
拜别
bàibié
to take leave
拜城
Bàichéng
Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu [[阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区<Ākèsūdìqū>]], west Xinjiang
拜堂
bàitáng
ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
拜寿
bàishòu
congratulate an elderly person on his birthday
拜师
bàishī
to formally become an apprentice to a master
拜年
bàinián
to pay a New Year call
HSK 6
拜拜
báibái
(loanword) bye-bye
拜拜
bàibai
to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together
拜会
bàihuì
pay an official call
拜望
bàiwàng
to call to pay one's respect

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,217
Word Frequency Rank
1,150 of 84,292

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