Writing
拜年 (bài nián) — how to say "to pay a new year visit" in Chinese
拜年
To pay a New Year visit, to give New Year's greetings
verb
Character composition
拜
to bow, to worship
年
year
Radicals / Keys
干
Dry
#51 · gān · 3 strokes
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
拜年祝福
bài nián zhù fú
New Year greetings
给长辈拜年
gěi zhǎng bèi bài nián
to wish elders a Happy New Year
Examples
春节的时候，大家都会去亲戚朋友家拜年。
During the Spring Festival, everyone visits relatives and friends to give New Year's greetings.
我们去拜年。
We are going to pay New Year visits.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to pay a new year visit" in Chinese?
"to pay a new year visit" in Chinese is 拜年 (bài nián).
拜年 meaning in English
拜年 (bài nián) means "To pay a New Year visit, to give New Year's greetings".
How is 拜年 pronounced?
It is pronounced bài nián (written as bai nian, bainian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Bai nian in Chinese character
It is written 拜年: 拜 has 9 strokes, 年 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 拜年?
拜年 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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