拜
bài
Pinyin

Definition

拜
 - 
bài
  1. to pay respect
  2. worship
  3. visit
  4. salute

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

湃
pài
  1. 1 sound of waves

Related Words (20)

崇拜
chóng bài
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 adoration
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
拜
bài
  1. 1 to pay respect
  2. 2 worship
  3. 3 visit
  4. 4 salute
拜拜
bái bái
  1. 1 (loanword) bye-bye
  2. 2 also pr. [bāi bāi] etc
  3. 3 (coll.) to part ways (with sb)
  4. 4 (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
拜托
bài tuō
  1. 1 to request sb to do sth
  2. 2 please!

Idioms (2)

顶礼膜拜
dǐng lǐ mó bài
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to worship
  3. 3 to bow down to
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
  1. 1 Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是这样的，我想把公司的产品资料给您参考，不知道您这周方不方便？我想去拜访贵公司。
shì zhèyàng de ，wǒ xiǎng bǎ gōngsī de chǎnpǐn zīliào gěi nín cānkǎo ，bù zhīdào nín zhè zhōu fāngbùfāngbiàn ？wǒ xiǎng qù bàifǎng guì gōngsī 。
The thing is, I would like to give you some information about out products for your reference. Are you available this week? I would like to pay a visit to your company.
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拜托，那我也是好意啊，我的动机是纯良的，好吗？
bàituō ，nà wǒ yě shì hǎoyì ā ，wǒ de dòngjī shì chúnliáng de ，hǎo ma ？
Please, I had good intentions. My heart was in the right place, no?
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是吗？那你知道你应该去拜哪一间寺庙了吗？
shìma ？nà nǐ zhīdào nǐ yīnggāi qù bài nǎ yī jiān sìmiào le ma ？
Really? Then do you know which temples to go and worship at?
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是吗？原来你今天的智商是拜高科技所赐，我还以为你天生如此。
shìma ？yuánlái nǐ jīntiān de zhìshāng shì bài gāokējì suǒ cì ，wǒ hái yǐwéi nǐ tiānshēng rúcǐ 。
Really? So the IQ you have today was all the gift of advanced technology. Here was me thinking that you were born this way.
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欸，跟你一起上了几个礼拜的课，都不知道你是哪里人。
èi ，gēn nǐ yīqǐ shàng le jǐ ge lǐbài de kè ，dōu bù zhīdào nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén 。
Ah, I've been taking classes with you for several weeks now and I don't even know where you're from.
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拜拜！
bàibài ！
Bye!
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我姓范，叫Josh。我是会计部门来的新员工。今天是我第一天上班，请多多指教。拜托大家了。需要我帮忙的，尽管说。
wǒ xìng Fàn ，jiào 。wǒ shì kuàijì bùmén lái de xīn yuángōng 。jīntiān shì wǒ dì yī tiān shàngbān ，qǐng duōduō zhǐjiào 。bàituō dàjiā le 。xūyào wǒ bāngmáng de ，jǐnguǎn shuō 。
My last name is Fan, and my first name is Josh. I am a new employee in the Accounting Department. This is my first day of work. I would appreciate your guidance. Thank you for your help. If there’s anything you need help with, feel free to ask.
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这是黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，你真的要小心啊！
zhè shì huángshǔlánggěijībàinián ，nǐ zhēnde yào xiǎoxīn a ！
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. You really should be careful.
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黄鼠狼想吃鸡，却要跟它拜年。
huángshǔláng xiǎng chī jī ，què yào gēn tā bàinián 。
Weasels want to eat chicken, but they wish them a good year.
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黄鼠狼给鸡拜年。
huángshǔláng gěi jī bàinián 。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
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