DICTIONARY
The Chinese word bainian - 拜年 - bàinián
(to wish somebody a Happy New Year in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
bàinián
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English translations
to wish somebody a Happy New Year,
to pay a New Year call
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of bàinián are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 拜年 ( bainian / bàinián ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Chunjie women qu yeye jia bainian.
Chūnjié wǒmen qù yéye jiā bàinián.– English translation: At Spring Festival we visit grandpa to wish him a happy New Year.
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to honor | year
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