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拜年
bài
nián
to pay a New Year call
to wish sb a Happy New Year
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1
拜
bài
to bow to; to pay one's respects
(bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
to make a courtesy call
(bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony
to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc)
(used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
=2
年
nián
year
classifier:
個
=2
年
nián
grain
harvest (old)
variant of
年
nián