拜拜

(loanword) bye-bye

中告别时说的话，表示再见gàobiē shí shuō de huà, biǎoshì zàijiàn

• báibái,míngtiānjiàn!

  拜拜，明天见！🔊

  Bye, see you tomorrow!

also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc

中说再见；告别时说的话shuō zàijiàn; gàobiē shí shuō de huà

(fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

中说再见；结束关系shuō zàijiàn；jiéshù guānxi

• wǒgēntāshuōbáibáile.

  我跟他说拜拜了。🔊

  I said goodbye to him.

(coll.) to part ways (with sb)

中和某人告别或分手hé móurén gàobiié huò fēnshǒu

• wǒmenbáibáile.

  我们拜拜了。🔊

  We broke up.

to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together

中用手合十向人或神表示尊敬的礼节yòng shǒu héshí xiàng rén huò shén biǎoshì zūnjìng de lǐjié

• wǒmenqùbàibaiba.

  我们去拜拜吧。🔊

  Let's go pray at the temple.

(Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity

中向神灵献礼物的宗教仪式xiàng shénlíng xiànlǐwù de zōngjiào yíshì

• tāmenzhèngzàijǔxíngbàibai.

  他们正在举行拜拜。🔊

  They are holding a worship ceremony.