Word

拜访 (bài fǎng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 拜访

动 dòng verb

to visit; to call on

我明天要去拜访我的老师。

wǒ míng tiān yào qù bài fǎng wǒ de lǎo shī

I will visit my teacher tomorrow.

Word breakdown

拜 bài — to pay respects; adds formality and respect to the visit

1 崇拜 chóng bài — to worship HSK 6
- 崇 to revere, to esteem highly
- 拜 to bow down, to pay homage
Example

很多人崇拜他。

hěn duō rén chóng bài tā

Many people worship him.
2 拜年 bài nián — pay a New Year call HSK 6
- 拜 to pay respects, to make a respectful visit
- 年 year, New Year
Example

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.
3 拜会 bài huì — to pay a formal visit to HSK 7
- 拜 to pay respects, expressing the formal and respectful nature of the visit
- 会 to meet, representing the act of meeting or encountering
Example

明天我要去拜会市长。

míng tiān wǒ yào qù bài huì shì zhǎng

Tomorrow I'm going to pay a formal visit to the mayor.
4 拜托 bài tuō — please; to request HSK 7
- 拜 to respectfully request (adds polite, humble tone)
- 托 to entrust; to request (core meaning of asking/entrusting)
Example

这件事就拜托你了。

zhè jiàn shì jiù bài tuō nǐ le

I'm entrusting this matter to you.
5 拜见 bài jiàn — to pay respects to, to call on HSK 7
- 拜 to pay respects, to bow respectfully
- 见 to see, to meet
Example

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.

访 fǎng — to visit; to call on; provides the core meaning of visiting

1 访问 fǎng wèn — visit HSK 5
- 访 to visit, to call on
- 问 to inquire, to ask
Example

总统将访问邻国。

zǒng tǒng jiāng fǎng wèn lín guó

The president will visit a neighboring country.
2 采访 cǎi fǎng — to interview HSK 5
- 采 to gather, to collect (information)
- 访 to visit, to call on
Example

记者采访了市长。

jì zhě cǎi fǎng le shì zhǎng

The journalist interviewed the mayor.
3 访谈 fǎng tán — interview HSK 6
- 访 to visit, to call on
- 谈 to talk, to discuss
Example

记者访谈了许多专家。

jì zhě fǎng tán le xǔ duō zhuān jiā

The journalist interviewed many experts.
4 出访 chū fǎng — to visit abroad HSK 7
- 出 to go out, depart (from one's own country)
- 访 to visit, call on (another country/place)
Example

总统下周将出访三个国家。

zǒng tǒng xià zhōu jiāng chū fǎng sān gè guó jiā

The president will visit three countries next week.
5 来访 lái fǎng — to visit HSK 7
- 来 to come, to arrive
- 访 to visit, to call on
Example

明天会有重要客人来访。

míng tiān huì yǒu zhòng yào kè rén lái fǎng

Important guests will visit tomorrow.

Structure & writing

1 拜 bài — to bow or salute as a show of respect

拜 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

湃 pài used in '澎湃': ① waves crashing loudly against each other; ② (fig.) surging emotions; ③ (fig.) grand and imposing momentum

consists of

1.1 手 shǒu — hand (the part of the body below the wrist)

手 is a component in 10 characters

HSK 1

看 kàn to look at; to watch

HSK 2

拿 ná to hold, grasp, or move with the hand or other means

HSK 5

掌 zhǎng palm of the hand

HSK 6

拜 bài to bow or salute as a show of respect 摩 mó to rub; to move back and forth against something

HSK 7

拳 quán fist (fingers curled into a ball) 挚 zhì intimate, sincere 掰 bāi to split or break apart with one's hands 擎 qíng to lift up, raise 攀 pān to climb by gripping something

1.2 丰 fēng — abundant; plentiful

丰 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

害 hài harm; disadvantage (opposite of 利、益)

HSK 5

慧 huì intelligent; wise

HSK 6

寿 shòu long-lived; advanced in age 拜 bài to bow or salute as a show of respect 艳 yàn bright and colorful; vivid and beautiful

HSK 7

契 qì (lit.) to carve with a knife

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

HSK 1