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拜拜

bái bái · bai bai/bài bai · bai bai

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Meaning

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bái bái 拜拜

  1. (loanword) bye-bye
  2. also pr. [bāi bāi] etc
  3. (coll.) to part ways (with sb)
  4. (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

bài bai 拜拜

  1. to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together
  2. (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity
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The parrot only says one thing

  1. Liangliang

    王奶奶(wángnǎinai)的(de)鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)学会(xuéhuì)说话(shuōhuà)了(le)！

    Granny Wang's parrot has learned to talk!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？它(tā)会(huì)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What can it say?

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)只(zhǐ)会(huì)说(shuō)“拜拜(bàibai)”。

    It can only say "bye-bye".

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)见到(jiàndào)人(rén)也(yě)说(shuō)拜拜(bàibai)吗(ma)？

    Does it say bye-bye when it sees people too?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)一(yī)进门(jìnmén)，它(tā)就(jiù)说(shuō)拜拜(bàibai)。

    Yes! The moment I came in, it said bye-bye.

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)是(shì)在(zài)欢迎(huānyíng)你(nǐ)，还是(háishi)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)你(nǐ)走(zǒu)？

    Is it welcoming you, or does it want you to leave?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)先(xiān)走(zǒu)了(le)，拜(bài)拜(bài)！

I'm heading off now, bye-bye!

02

他(tā)们(men)分(fēn)手(shǒu)后(hòu)就(jiù)说(shuō)拜(bài)拜(bài)了(le)。

After they broke up, they said bye-bye to each other.

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