pay a New Year call (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
拜年 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
每年春节我们都会去亲戚家拜年。 měi nián chūn jié wǒ men dōu huì qù qīn qī jiā bài nián. - Every Chinese New Year, we visit relatives to pay respects.
孩子们喜欢在春节期间拜年。 hái zi men xǐ huān zài chūn jié qī jiān bài nián. - Children enjoy visiting people during Chinese New Year.
他去拜年时带了许多礼物。 tā qù bài nián shí dài le xǔ duō lǐ wù. - He brought many gifts when he went to pay New Year’s visits.
拜年是春节的一项重要传统。 bài nián shì chūn jié de yī xiàng zhòng yào chuán tǒng. - Paying New Year’s visits is an important tradition of the Spring Festival.
老人们喜欢看到年轻人来拜年。 lǎo rén men xǐ huān kàn dào nián qīng rén lái bài nián. - The elderly enjoy seeing young people come to pay New Year’s visits.
Characters
年 nián - year | HSK 1
拜 bài - to congratulate; to establish (a certain relationship) |