bài​fù

to reply

  • created sense approved 拜覆 · bài​fù · to reply — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拜覆

    bài​fù

    to reply

    (literary) polite term of respect used when replying to a letter

    拜 (literal) → 拜 · bài · [polite prefix] 覆 (literal) → 覆 · fù · to reply

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 拜覆 · bài​fù · to greet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拜覆

    bài​fù

    to greet

    (archaic) a formal expression of respect or greeting when addressing a social superior

    拜 (literal) → 拜 · bài · to pay respect 覆 (literal) → 覆 · fù · to return

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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