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拜年 (bài nián) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

拜年 (bài nián) is a Chinese word: pay a New Year call. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 拜年

动 dòng verb

pay a New Year call

大年初一,孩子们给长辈拜年。

dà nián chū yī hái zi men gěi zhǎng bèi bài nián

On New Year's Day, children pay New Year respects to their elders.

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Word breakdown

拜 bài — to pay respects, to make a respectful visit

年 nián — year, New Year

Structure & writing
1 拜 bài — to bow or salute as a show of respect
拜 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.3 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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Stroke order

2 年 nián — year (unit of time; common year = 365 days, leap year = 366 days, every 4 years)

年 is not used as a component in any other character.

年 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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