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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拜拜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拜拜 bái bái - (loanword) bye-bye
- also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc
- (coll.) to part ways (with sb)
- (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
拜拜 bài bai - to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together
- (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 2,681 15,326 5,888

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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)
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)

Other Words Containing 拜拜

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拜拜 - - 2,681 15,326 5,888