拜
Meanings
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- 1.to bow to; to pay one's respects
- 2.(bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
- 3.to make a courtesy call
- 4.(bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony
- 5.to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc)
- 6.(used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
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Wiktionary
- 1.to do obeisance; to bow; to kowtow
- 2.to pray to; to worship
- 3.to establish a relationship
- 4.Used before a verb to show respect.
- 5.byte
- 6.bye; goodbye
- 7.day of the week (when used with a number)
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Etymology
Originally 𢱭. Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 扌 (“hand”) + 𠦪 (“herbs”), a hand holding herbs as a gift. 𣬓 and 𢫶 are variant forms showing the hands at the bottom. ; "to bow" ; "byte" ; "bye" ; "day of the week"
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
他下禮拜要考試。
He has a test next week.
他下禮拜要考試。
He'll be taking an exam next week.
我會親自拜訪您。
I'll personally visit you.
明天我將拜訪他。
I'll visit him tomorrow.
我們去拜訪他吧。
Let's drop by his house.
他們禮拜天上教堂。
They go to church on Sunday.
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Derived terms
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Related words
崇拜 to worship拜托 to request sb to do sth拜访 to pay a visit; to call on礼拜 to attend a religious service拜见 to pay a formal visit拜年 to pay a New Year call拜会 (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on拜读 (polite) to read (sth)答拜 to return a visit交拜 to bow to one another团拜 to gather as a group to exchange greetings (typically at New Year)拜师 to formally become an apprentice to a master