# 拜年 (bàinián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拜年 (bàinián) means “to pay a New Year visit”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pay a New Year visit
- Pinyin: bàinián (bai4 nian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 每年春节我们都去给爷爷奶奶拜年。
  Měinián Chūnjié wǒmen dōu qù gěi yéye nǎinai bàinián.
  Every Spring Festival, we go to visit our grandparents to wish them a Happy New Year.

## Characters

- 拜 (bài): to bow to; to pay one's respects; to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
- [年](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-year/) (nián): year

https://hanziro.com/word/bai-nian-pay-new-year/

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