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拜见

bài jiàn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to pay a formal visit
  • to call to pay respects
  • to meet one's senior or superior

Definition

拜见:敬辞,指拜访会见(长辈或地位高的人)。

bàijiàn: a respectful term meaning to visit or pay a call to (an elder or a person of higher status).

Usage

常用于正式或尊敬的场合,表示主动去拜访地位较高、年长或值得尊敬的人。

Often used in formal or respectful occasions, indicating actively visiting someone of higher status, older age, or worthy of respect.

Examples

  • 1 明天我们要去拜见校长。 (Tomorrow we are going to pay a visit to the principal.)
  • 2 这位是新来的大使,他即将拜见总统。 (This is the newly arrived ambassador; he is about to pay a call on the president.)
  • 3 他专程从北京来上海拜见老教授。 (He made a special trip from Beijing to Shanghai to visit the old professor.)
  • 4 新人必须先去拜见族长。 (The newcomer must first go and pay respects to the clan chief.)
  • 5 在古代,臣子要定期拜见皇帝。 (In ancient times, ministers had to regularly pay court to the emperor.)

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