拜年

bài nián

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Rare

Definitions

1. to pay a New Year call
2. to wish sb a Happy New Year

Word relationships

Related words

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• 新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè 新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year! A common New Year greeting said when meeting during the Spring Festival.: Happy New Year!
• 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) A popular New Year wish for prosperity, often said when paying a New Year visit.: May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
• 贺年 hè nián 贺年 hè nián see 賀歲|贺岁[hè suì] Formal term for conveying New Year greetings, often used in writing.: see 賀歲|贺岁[hè suì]

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used as 给大家拜年 (pay a New Year call to everyone) or 拜个早年 (wish an early Happy New Year).

Cultural notes

拜年 typically involves visiting elders or friends during Chinese New Year, sometimes with traditional gestures like bowing with cupped hands, though modern ways include phone calls or messages.

Example Sentences

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每年春节我们都会去亲戚家 拜年 。

Every Spring Festival we go to relatives' homes to pay New Year calls.

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Words Containing 拜年

• 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián: Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
• 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心 huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn: see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]

Child Words of 拜年

• 年 年 nián: year
• 拜 拜 bài: to pay respect