拜年 (bài nián): Pay a New Year call (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

bài拜

to bow, to pay respects

HSK 1

nián年

year

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How to Use 拜年 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb

diàn电

huà话

bài拜

nián年

neutral

New Year's greetings by phone

hù互

xiāng相

bài拜

nián年

neutral

exchange New Year's greetings

Adjective + Noun

bài拜

nián年

duǎn短

xìn信

neutral

Verb + Objectwith长辈

gěi给

zhǎng长

bèi辈

bài拜

nián年

5.

Example Sentences with 拜年

wǒ我

qù去

bài拜

nián年

。

I go to pay a New Year visit.

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bài fǎng

pay a visit; call to pay respects; call on

拜会bài huìPay a visit / Call on

拜见bài jiànPay a visit / Call on

叩拜kòu bàiprostrate oneself in worship

拜倒bài dǎoprostrate oneself; worship

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How to Use 拜年 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb

diàn电

huà话

bài拜

nián年

neutral

New Year's greetings by phone

hù互

xiāng相

bài拜

nián年

neutral

exchange New Year's greetings

Adjective + Noun

bài拜

nián年

duǎn短

xìn信

neutral

Verb + Objectwith长辈

gěi给

zhǎng长

bèi辈

bài拜

nián年

5.

Example Sentences with 拜年

wǒ我

qù去

bài拜

nián年

。

I go to pay a New Year visit.

New Year's greeting text message

bài拜

nián年

xí习

sú俗

formalWritten

New Year's visiting custom

neutral

pay New Year's respects to elders

jǐn尽

guǎn管

gōng工

zuò作

fán繁

máng忙

，

tā他

réng仍

jiān坚

chí持

qīn亲

zì自

dēng登

mén门

xiàng向

ēn恩

shī师

bài拜

nián年

。

Despite his busy work schedule, he still insisted on paying a New Year call to his mentor in person.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

qù去

gěi给

zhǎng长

bèi辈

men们

bài拜

nián年

ne呢

？

When do you plan to go and pay New Year calls to the elders?

chūn春

jié节

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

quán全

jiā家

huì会

qù去

qīn亲

qī戚

jiā家

bài拜

nián年

。

During the Spring Festival, our whole family visits relatives to pay New Year greetings.

wǒ我

zhèng正

zhǔn准

bèi备

chū出

mén门

bài拜

nián年

，

nǐ你

yào要

bu不

yào要

hé和

wǒ我

yì一

qǐ起

qù去

？

I'm just about to go out to pay New Year calls. Do you want to come with me?

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