Word

拜见 (bài jiàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

拜见 (bài jiàn) is a Chinese word: to pay respects to, to call on. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 拜见

动 dòng verb

to pay respects to, to call on

明天我要去拜见长辈。

míng tiān wǒ yào qù bài jiàn zhǎng bèi

Tomorrow I will go to pay respects to my elders.

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Word breakdown

拜 bài — to pay respects, to bow respectfully

见 jiàn — to see, to meet

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 见 jiàn — to see; to catch sight of
见 is a component in 8 characters

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

Stroke order