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拜拜
bàibai
1. to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together
2. (Taiwan) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity
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Character Breakdown

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

Alternate Entries

拜拜
báibái
(loanword) bye-bye / also pr. <bāibāi> etc / (coll.) to part ways (with sb) / (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,792 of 84,292