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拜

bài

to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)

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Ancient forms

2 forms

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Meaning

bài bai4

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)

Example sentences

bàituō 拜托 nín 您， qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī 一 zhāng 张 qiānzhèng 签证。

I beg you, give me a visa.
wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 mǒu 某 yī 一 tiān 天 bàifǎng 拜访 nǐ 你 de 的 guójiā 国家。

I'd like to visit your country someday.
wǒ 我 shàng 上 gè 个 lǐbài 礼拜 bǎ 把 tā 她 jièshào 介绍 gěi 给 nǐ 你 le 了。

I introduced her to you last week.
zuótiān 昨天 tā 他 bàifǎng 拜访 le 了 tā 他 de 的 shūshu 叔叔。

He visited his uncle yesterday.

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