pay formal respects; worship; visit a shrine
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pay formal respects (to a revered person, statue, or tomb); to worship
formalCommonly used for ritualistic visits to temples, shrines, tombs of national heroes, or respected elders. Implies deep reverence and formality.
Měi每
nián年
qīng清
míng明
，
rén人
men们
dōu都
huì会
qù去
cān参
bài拜
zǔ祖
xiān先
de的
líng陵
mù墓
。
Every year during Qingming Festival, people visit and pay respects at their ancestors' tombs.
Tā他
zài在
fó佛
qián前
gōng恭
jìng敬
de地
cān参
bài拜
。
He paid respectful homage before the Buddha.
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Zhè这
wèi位
wài外
guó国
zhèng政
yào要
cān参
bài拜
le了
zhōng中
shān山
líng陵
。
The foreign dignitary paid a formal visit to Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum.
Yí仪
shì式
yāo要
qiú求
xíng行
sān三
guì跪
jiǔ九
kòu叩
de的
dà大
lǐ礼
cān参
bài拜
。
The ceremony required paying homage with the grand ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows.