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- to bow to; to pay one's respects
- (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
- to make a courtesy call
- (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony
- to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc)
- (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
- Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
- ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
- same as 拜天地
Trad. 拜壽
- congratulate an elderly person on his birthday
- offer birthday felicitations
Trad. 拜懺
- to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins
- (loanword) bye-bye
- also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc
- (coll.) to part ways (with sb)
- (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
- to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together
- (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity
Trad. 拜會
- (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on
- Biden (name)
- Joe Biden (1942-), US president (2021-), vice-president 2009-2017
- to worship
- to observe religious rites
- to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)
Trad. 拜見
- to pay a formal visit
- to call to pay respects
- to meet one's senior or superior
Trad. 拜認
- to formally accept sb as (one's adoptive mother, one's master etc)
Trad. 拜謁
- to pay a formal visit
- to call to pay respects
- to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc)
Trad. 頂拜
- to prostrate oneself
- to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)
- to bow again
- to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times)
- (in letters, an expression of respect)
- to bow to one another
- to kneel and kowtow to one another
- formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
Trad. 拜城縣
- Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
- to worship heaven and earth
- ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
- also called 拜堂
Trad. 拜泉縣
- Baiquan, a county in Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 做禮拜
- to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)
Trad. 福樓拜
- Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French realist novelist, author of Madame Bovary
Trad. 甘拜下風
- to step down gracefully (humble expression)
- to concede defeat
- to play second fiddle
Trad. 拜你所賜
- (derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot!
Trad. 拜科努爾
- Baikonur (Russian space launch site in Kazakhstan)
Trad. 頂禮膜拜
- to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
- (fig.) to worship
- to bow down to
Trad. 燒香拜佛
- to burn incense and worship Buddha
Trad. 黃鼠狼給雞拜年
- Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
Trad. 拜科努爾航天發射基地
- Baikonur Cosmodrome