bài nián

HSK 7–9

拜年 (bài nián) is a Chinese word meaning “to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pay a New Year call
  2. 2to wish sb a Happy New Year

Characters in 拜年

拜bài · to bow to; to pay one's respects年nián · year

Related words

年year年grain年surname Nian拜托to request sb to do sth年轻young去年last year今年this year年代a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)年轻人young people年级grade年纪age拜to bow to; to pay one's respects

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