拜 bài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
拜年
bàinián
to pay a New Year’s visit
Characters in this word
年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 春节期间，很多年轻人选择通过视频拜年，以减少长途奔波。 Chūnjié qījiān, hěn duō niánqīng rén xuǎnzé tōngguò shìpín bàinián, yǐ jiǎnshǎo chángtú bēnbō. During the Spring Festival, many young people choose to send New Year greetings by video to reduce long-distance travel.
- 大年初一，我们全家去爷爷家拜年。 Dànián chūyī, wǒmen quánjiā qù yéye jiā bàinián. On the first day of the New Year, our whole family goes to Grandpa's house to pay a New Year visit.
- 孩子们穿上新衣服，给邻居拜年。 Háizimen chuān shàng xīn yīfu, gěi línjū bàinián. The children put on new clothes and go to wish the neighbours a happy New Year.
Related words
- 拜访 bàifǎng to visit
- 礼拜 lǐbài week
- 崇拜 chóngbài to worship, to adore
- 拜会 bàihuì to pay a formal visit
- 拜见 bàijiàn to pay respects to; to call on formally
- 拜托 bàituō to ask a favour; please
- 半年 bànnián half a year
- 今年 jīnnián this year
- 明年 míngnián next year
- 年 nián year
- 去年 qùnián last year
- 新年 xīnnián New Year