Chinese word dictionary

拜忏

bài chàn · to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拜忏

Traditional拜懺

Pinyinbài chàn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

拜bài

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

忏chàn

to regret, to repent; confession, penitence

How to learn 拜忏

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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to pay a visit; to call on

拜年bàinián

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

崇拜chóngbài

to worship; adoration

拜会bàihuì

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

拜见bàijiàn

to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior

拜托bàituō

to request sb to do sth; please!