Chinese word dictionary

再拜

zài bài · to bow again; to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times); (in letters, an expression of respect)

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Word information

Simplified再拜

Traditional再拜

Pinyinzài bài

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

再zài

again, twice, re-

拜bài

to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects

How to learn 再拜

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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再zài

again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

再见zàijiàn

goodbye; see you again later

再次zàicì

once more; once again

再说zàishuō

to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides

拜访bàifǎng

to pay a visit; to call on

拜年bàinián

to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year