Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 拜

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)

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

to bow to one another
to kneel and kowtow to one another
formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony

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

to return a visit

to formally accept sb as (one's adoptive mother, one's master etc)

to worship the devil

(polite) to read (sth)

to request sb to do sth
please!

ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
same as 拜天地

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

to worship

to line up to pay homage

to become sworn brothers or sisters
sworn (brothers)

to formally call on
to worship (a God)
to pay homage to sb

congratulate an elderly person on his birthday
offer birthday felicitations

to worship
to observe religious rites
to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)

Biden (name)
Joe Biden (1942-), US president (2021-), vice-president 2009-2017

to pay respects during a festival

to worship money
to be mad about money

to worship
to make customary deferences to
a pilgrimage

to pay a visit; to call on

to prostrate oneself
to fall on one's knees
to grovel

to prostrate oneself
to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)

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

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

to call to pay one's respect
to call on

to bow in salute; to kowtow

Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

to attend a religious service
(coll.) week
(coll.) Sunday

to formally become an apprentice to a master

to canvass for votes (Tw)

to pay a return visit

to worship Buddha

to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level
to worship

Dubai

(formal) to take leave of sb; to bid farewell

Dubai (Tw)

to kowtow
to kneel and worship

George Byron (1788-1824), English poet

to worship
to gaze with reverence

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

to pay a formal visit
to call to pay respects
to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc)

to bow down low
to make obeisance
to kneel and bow

(loanword) bye-bye
also pr. (bāibāi) etc
(coll.) to part ways (with sb)
(fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

to worship
adoration

Baiquan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)

sun worship
Zoroastrianism
see also 祆教 ( Xiānjiào)

materialistic woman
(slang) gold-digger

Wednesday

Bàichéngxiàn

Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

Sunday

Byzantium
Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire (395-1453)

worshipper

(loanword) combine (i.e. combine harvester)

day off (work)

Ubaydi (town in Iraq)

Thursday

chapel
church (Protestant)

Tuesday

Saturday

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French realist novelist, author of Madame Bovary

to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)

Sunday

to become sworn brothers

to worship heaven and earth
ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
also called 拜堂

Baiquan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

fetishism

Friday

Monday

liturgical

Baikonur (Russian space launch site in Kazakhstan)

cháobàishèngshān

a pilgrimage to a holy mountain

bābàizhījiāo

sworn brotherhood
intimate friendship

gānbàixiàfēng

to step down gracefully (humble expression)
to concede defeat
to play second fiddle

(derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot!

Móbài Dānchē

Mobike, operator of an app-driven bicycle-rental business in China, established in 2015

chóngbàiyíshì

worship service

shāoxiāngbài Fó

to burn incense and worship Buddha

bàirénwéishī

to acknowledge as one's teacher

Asàibàijiāng

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan (Tw)

gèrénchóngbài

personality cult

bàijīnzhǔyì

money worship

dǐnglǐmóbài

to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
(fig.) to worship
to bow down to

Asàibàijiāngrén

阿塞拜疆人

[阿塞拜疆人]

Azerbaijan (person)

huángshǔlánggěijībàinián

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年

[黃鼠狼給雞拜年]

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

Bàikēnǔ'ěr Hángtiān Fāshè Jīdì

拜科努尔航天发射基地

[拜科努爾航天發射基地]

Baikonur Cosmodrome

huángshǔlánggěijībàinián,méi'ānhǎoxīn

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心

[黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心]

see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年／黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 (huángshǔlánggěijībàinián)