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拜

bài

B1 Level 5
Verb

拜 (bài) is a Chinese word meaning “to bow to; to pay one's respects”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to bow to; to pay one's respects
  2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
  3. to make a courtesy call
  4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony
  5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc)
  6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

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Example

過年的時候，他們去廟裡拜神。

During New Year, they go to the temple to worship.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).