- 拜托 bàituō pleaseused to emphasize a request or to show exasperation, meaning "please" or "come on"
- 礼拜 lǐbài week(colloquial) a week; a period of seven days
- 拜拜 báibái bye-byeTo say goodbye; also used to mean ending a relationship or stopping a habit.
- 拜访 bàifǎng to pay a visitto visit; to call on; used as a respectful term when visiting someone like a senior or professional contact
- 崇拜 chóngbài to adoreto respect and admire someone or something deeply; to idolize
- 拜年 bàinián to pay a New Year visitto pay a New Year call or visit; to wish someone a Happy New Year
- 参拜 cānbài to pay respectsTo formally call on a respected person; to pay homage to or worship at a shrine, tomb, or image of a god or ancestor
- 膜拜 móbài to worshipTo prostrate oneself in worship; specifically to kneel and bow with hands joined at the forehead as a sign of extreme reverence. Often used metaphorically in modern contexts to show intense admiration for someone.
- 迪拜 díbài DubaiDubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates
- 崇拜者 chóngbàizhě worshippera person who worships or admires someone or something
- 礼拜堂 lǐbàitáng churchchapel or church; a place where Christians worship
- 拜伦 bàilún ByronGeorge Byron (1788-1824), British Romantic poet
- 礼拜天 lǐbàitiān SundaySunday; colloquial and slightly old-fashioned term for the first day of the week
- 拜见 bàijiàn to pay a formal visitto visit a senior or superior to pay one's respects; to exchange formal greetings or civilities
- 礼拜五 lǐbàiwǔ Friday
- 礼拜六 lǐbàiliù Saturdaythe sixth day of the week, commonly used in informal or religious contexts
- 拜读 bàidú to read with respectA polite way to refer to reading someone else's letter, book, or writing.
- 阿塞拜疆 āsàibàijiāng Azerbaijana country in the Caucasus region at the crossroads of Europe and Asia
- 拜会 bàihuì to pay an official callto pay a formal or official visit, often used in diplomatic contexts; to meet with someone as a sign of respect
- 拜师 bàishī to become an apprenticeto formally acknowledge someone as a teacher or master; to become a pupil or apprentice
- 做礼拜 zuòlǐbài to go to churchto attend a religious service; to worship or pray at a regular gathering, especially for Christians on Sundays
- 下礼拜 xiàlǐbài next weekthe week following the current one
- 祭拜 jìbài to worshipto worship or offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors
- 拜倒 bàidǎo to prostrate oneselfTo fall on one's knees or lie face down on the ground; often used to show submission or deep respect during a formal ceremony.
- 跪拜 guìbài to kowtowto kneel and bow down in worship or as a sign of deep respect; an old formal etiquette of genuflection
- 礼拜一 lǐbàiyī Monday
- 团拜 tuánbài to exchange group greetingsto pay group calls or exchange New Year's greetings at a collective gathering; used when members of an organization or group gather together to celebrate the New Year or Spring Festival
- 礼拜三 lǐbàisān WednesdayWednesday; the third day of the week
- 拜佛 bàifó to worship Buddhato worship or prostrate oneself before an image of Buddha, often to pray for protection or blessings
- 拜金主义 bàijīnzhǔyì money worshipThe belief that money is omnipotent; a worldview where money is the ultimate measure of all values, thoughts, and actions.
- 拜金 bàijīn to worship moneyto worship money; to be obsessed with wealth or material gain
- 朝拜 cháobài to worshipto pay respects to ancestors, deities, or a religious site; to go on a pilgrimage
- 拜神 bàishén to worship godsto offer sacrifices or pray to deities; to worship the gods
- 拜谒 bàiyè to pay a formal visitTo pay a formal visit to a person; to call on someone to pay one's respects.
- 结拜 jiébài to become sworn siblingsTo become sworn brothers or sisters through a formal ceremony or agreement
- 顶礼膜拜 dǐnglǐmóbài to prostrate oneself in worshipTo kneel and bow in the most pious Buddhist ritual; figuratively used to describe worshipping someone or paying extreme homage to a person or thing (often with a negative connotation of blind devotion).
- 杜拜 dùbài DubaiDubai, the capital of the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; used primarily in Taiwan.
- 礼拜四 lǐbàisì Thursday
- 拜谢 bàixiè to thank formallyto express gratitude in a respectful or formal manner; to thank someone with a bow or other formal gesture
- 礼拜二 lǐbài'èr Tuesday
- 甘拜下风 gānbàixiàfēng to admit defeat; to play second fiddleTo candidly admit defeat or acknowledge being inferior to someone else; to step down gracefully or accept a lower position with sincerity
- 拜占庭 bàizhàntíng Byzantium; ByzantineThe Byzantine Empire (395-1453) or its capital city (modern-day Istanbul)
- 下拜 xiàbài to bow downto bow down low or kneel to show respect; to make obeisance
- 叩拜 kòubài to kowtowto bow in salute; to kowtow while kneeling; often used as a polite or formal expression in letters or ceremony when addressing superiors or ancestors
- 烧香拜佛 shāoxiāngbàifó to burn incense and worship BuddhaTo burn incense and pray to Buddha; to perform religious worship in a temple.
- 礼拜日 lǐbàirì SundayThe first day of the week, often associated with attending church services; also called [[星期日|星期日|xing1 qi1 ri4]] or [[礼拜天|禮拜天|li3 bai4 tian1]]
- 拜寿 bàishòu to offer birthday greetingsCongratulate an elderly person or a superior on their birthday.
- 求神拜佛 qiúshénbàifó to pray for divine helpto pray to gods and Buddha; to seek divine intervention for protection or to avoid disaster
- 拜堂 bàitáng to perform wedding ritualsTo perform the ritual bowing and kneeling in a traditional wedding; usually includes bowing to heaven and earth, to the parents, and then to each other.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH