拜
Traditional form:
拜
Pinyin (reading):
bài
Definitions:
- 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)
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