# 拜年 (bàinián): to pay a New Year call | HSK 6 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/bainian-3615
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-6-3615
HSK levels: 6
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:43:26.735Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 拜年 (bàinián), HSK 6: to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 拜年

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-6-3615/word.mp3)

bàinián

to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year

HSK 6

## Pronunciation

拜bài4

Fourth tone: falling

Fourth tone: falling

年nián2

Second tone: rising

Second tone: rising

Tone marks follow the source pinyin. Listen to the complete word to practise connected pronunciation.

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-6-3615/word.mp3)

## Usage in this example

Used as a verb meaning to pay a New Year call and wish relatives and friends a Happy New Year during the Spring Festival.

## Example sentence

春节期间，人们会走亲访友，互相拜年。

chūn jié qī jiān, rén men huì zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu, hù xiāng bài nián.

During the Spring Festival, people visit relatives and friends to wish each other a Happy New Year.

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-6-3615/ex-0.mp3)

### Read and choose an answer

One fixed sample

[Explore a sample](https://hskready.app/en/learn/question-types/r11-passage-choice)

## Related vocabulary

[**昂贵**ángguìexpensive; costly; high-priced](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/anggui-3605)[**百货**bǎihuògeneral merchandise; department store](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/baihuo-3611)[**百分点**bǎifēndiǎnpercentage point](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/baifendian-3610)[Vocabulary HSK 6](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6)

## Continue in the app

Full mock exams are available in HSKReady.

[![Download on the App Store](https://hskready.app/download-on-app-store-black.svg)Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6791916440?l=en)[![Get it on Google Play](https://hskready.app/get-it-on-google-play.svg)Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.curiolab.hskready&hl=en)

[HSKReady App](https://hskready.app/en/app)