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拜 - bài

do obeisance, bow, kowtow

do obeisance, bow, kowtow

How to read 拜

Click 拜 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinbài
Englishdo obeisance, bow, kowtow
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

拜佛 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 拜倒. Please read 拜伦 one more time.

Common words with this character

to worship Buddha
to prostrate oneself; to fall on one's knees; to grovel
George Byron , English poet
to take leave of sb; to bid farewell

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 拜 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 拜佛 and 拜倒 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 拜.