拜拜
bàibàiTraditional: 拜拜
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Translation
bye-bye, goodbye
Word origin
A reduplicated loan from English bye-bye, written with 拜 (bài, to pay respects) chosen for its sound, and now the most casual everyday farewell.
- Origin
- loan
- Root
- phonetic loan from English bye-bye, written 拜 (bài)
Stroke order
拜
拜
Examples
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It is getting late, bye-bye!
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She smiled and said bye-bye.
挥。
The children waved bye-bye to the teacher.
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I am off now, bye.
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Say bye-bye to everyone, then.
拜拜 (bài bài) means bye-bye, a casual goodbye borrowed from English. The character 拜 is used for its sound rather than its original meaning of paying respects.
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