拜年

拜年 bàinián

Wish a Happy New Year

拜年 in a sentence HSK 6 bainian

What 拜年 means

  1. Wish a Happy New Year

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Character by character

拜年 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

拜
bài
Visit (worship - to respect - acknowledge)
年
nián
Year (age - old)

How to write 拜年

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拜年 in a sentence

大年初一,我们去给外婆拜年。
Dà nián chūyī, wǒmen qù gěi wàipó bài nián.
On the first day of the lunar new year we went to pay our respects to grandma.
现在很多人用手机视频拜年。
Xiànzài hěn duō rén yòng shǒujī shìpín bài nián.
Nowadays many people pay their new-year respects by video call.

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Questions about 拜年

What does 拜年 mean in English?

拜年 is pronounced bàinián and means Wish a Happy New Year.

How do you pronounce 拜年?

拜年 is bàinián in pinyin — written bainian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 拜年?

拜年 is written with 2 characters: 拜 (bài) Visit (worship - to respect - acknowledge), 年 (nián) Year (age - old). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 拜年 an HSK word?

Yes — 拜年 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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