崇拜

chóngbài

verb HSK 6 #3,580

Meanings

1 to worship; to adore; to idolize

Characters

lofty; to esteem

to worship; to pay respects

To esteem and worship — deep admiration or adoration.

Examples

很多年轻人崇拜明星。

Hěn duō niánqīng rén chóng bài míngxīng.

Many young people idolize celebrities.

他非常崇拜爱因斯坦。

Tā fēicháng chóng bài Àiyīnsītǎn.

He greatly admires Einstein.

盲目崇拜是不可取的。

Mángmù chóng bài shì bù kě qǔ de.

Blind worship is inadvisable.

她是我最崇拜的人。

Tā shì wǒ zuì chóng bài de rén.

She is the person I admire most.

Tips

usage

崇拜 can be religious (祖先崇拜 = ancestor worship) or secular (个人崇拜 = personality cult, 偶像崇拜 = idol worship). It implies deep, sometimes excessive, admiration.

Stroke Order

崇 chóng

拜 bài