回拜

huíbài
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to pay a return visit
  2. 2 to call on someone in return

Examples

Tā lái bàifǎng guo wǒ, xià zhōu wǒ yào qù huíbài.
He came to visit me, and next week I will pay a return visit.
Ànzhào lǐjié, xīn línjū dēngmén hòu wǒmen yào jǐnkuài huíbài.
By etiquette, after the new neighbor calls on us, we should return the visit promptly.

Tips

culture
Tied to traditional Chinese social etiquette, where returning a visit (回拜) closed the loop of mutual respect. Still common in formal, business, and diplomatic contexts; in casual life people just say 访 (huífǎng) or (qù kàn tā).

Stroke Order

huí
bài