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拜會

简拜会 · 繁拜會

Mandarin · pinyin bài huì

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

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拜: bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–4 · bai4 hui4

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baai3 wui6

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verb

(honorific, chiefly in diplomatic contexts) to pay visit to a superior; to have an audience with or call on somebody holding high office

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