拜
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bài · to bow, to salute

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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手Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 拜

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bàiWords pronounced bài
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Example sentences

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Wǒ xiǎng mǒu yì tiān bài fǎng nǐ de guó jiā.我想某一天拜访你的国家。

I'd like to visit your country someday.

Source: Tatoeba #334857 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà mā , wǒ men gěi nín bài nián lái lā!大妈, 我们给您拜年来啦!

Auntie, we’ve come to wish you a Happy New Year.

Source: Tatoeba #12574943 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qián tiān bài huì le fǎ guó zǒng tǒng.他前天拜会了法国总统。

He made an official visit to the French president the day before yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba #690666 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bài tuō, bié liú wǒ yí gè rén.拜托,别留我一个人。

Don't leave me alone, please.

Source: Tatoeba #4265145 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi yǒu bài fǎng tā, yīn wèi wǒ gǎn mào le.我没有拜访他,因为我感冒了。

I didn't call on him because I had a cold.

Source: Tatoeba #332550 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǐ jīng méi rén lái bài fǎng wǒ le.已经没人来拜访我了。

No one comes to visit me anymore.

Source: Tatoeba #7768190 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 拜 in context

  1. Say bài, then recall the core meaning: to bow, to salute.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 拜访 (bài fǎng), meaning “to pay a visit”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 拜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.