拜(bài): to bow to

HSK 69 strokes

Readingsbàibái

to bow to

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Character informationHSK 6

Pinyin: bài / bái
Meaning: to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
Strokes: 9
HSK level: HSK 6
Traditional: Same

Origin & structureWhere 拜 comes from

Ideograph⿰手手

Two hands 手 put together in respect

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

手shǒu
hand
Also in 看拿掌摩拳攀

Parts are arranged left to right.

Words with 拜most common first

chóng崇bài拜

HSK 6

to worship

bài拜nián年

HSK 6

to pay a New Year call

bài拜fǎng访

HSK 6

to pay a visit; to call on

bài拜huì会

HSK 7-9

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

bài拜jiàn见

HSK 7-9

to pay a formal visit

bài拜tuō托

HSK 7-9

to request sb to do sth

xià下bài拜

to bow down low; to make obeisance; to kneel and bow

jiāo交bài拜

to bow to one another; to kneel and kowtow to one another; formal kowtow as…

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