拜认 Traditional form: 拜認 Pinyin (reading): bàirèn Definitions: to formally accept sb as (one's adoptive mother, one's master etc) Characters: 拜 - to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects 认 - to know, to recognize, to understand Traditional characters: 拜 - to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects 認 - to know, to recognize, to understand