崇拜 meaning in English

chóngbài

to worship; adoration

HSK 6verb20 strokes

Meaning of 崇拜

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chóngbài

to worship
adoration

How to use 崇拜

崇拜 is used for religious worship, but in everyday speech it often means to idolize or deeply admire a person. 我从小就崇拜我爸爸。(Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù chóngbài wǒ bàba.) I have looked up to my dad since I was little.

崇 (chóng) has 山 (shān, mountain) on top, so picture something high and lofty like a mountain. 拜 (bài) is the character for bowing with your hands, so 崇拜 is bowing to something you see as high above you.

Common mistake: Learners often write 崇 as 祟 (suì, evil spirit), which has 出 on top and 示 below instead of 山 on top. Also keep the second tone on 崇 (chóng), not chōng.

崇拜 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

学xué生shēng们men崇chóng拜bài新xīn的de英yīng语yǔ老lǎo师shī。

The students adore the new English teacher.

无wú知zhī是shì恐kǒng惧jù之zhī母mǔ，也yě是shì崇chóng拜bài之zhī母mǔ。

Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration.

安ān妮nī有yǒu许xǔ多duō崇chóng拜bài者zhě。

Anne has many admirers.

从cóng根gēn本běn上shàng说shuō，十shí二èr生shēng肖xiào的de形xíng成chéng，与yǔ动dòng物wù崇chóng拜bài有yǒu关guān。

Fundamentally, the formation of the twelve zodiac signs is related to animal worship.

Stroke order for each character

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崇 chóng · high · 11 strokes

拜 bài · to bow · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 崇拜.

礼拜	lǐbài	to attend a religious service; (coll.) week
拜访	bàifǎng	to pay a visit; to call on
拜托	bàituō	to request sb to do sth; please!
崇高	chónggāo	majestic; sublime
拜见	bàijiàn	to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects
崇尚	chóngshàng	to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem
拜会	bàihuì	(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on
拜年	bàinián	to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
拜拜	báibái	(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc
崇拜者	chóngbàizhě	worshipper
礼拜堂	lǐbàitáng	chapel; church (Protestant)
崇敬	chóngjìng	to revere; to venerate

Questions about 崇拜

What does 崇拜 mean?

崇拜 (chóngbài) means "to worship; adoration" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 崇拜?

崇拜 is made of 2 characters: 崇 (11 strokes), 拜 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 崇拜 an HSK word?

Yes. 崇拜 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 崇拜 and 佩服?

佩服 (pèifú) means to admire someone for a specific skill or act, and it is lighter. 崇拜 is stronger and suggests looking up to someone as an idol or hero.

Can 崇拜 be used as a noun?

Yes. It can mean worship or adoration, as in 偶像崇拜 (ǒuxiàng chóngbài, idol worship) or 对英雄的崇拜 (duì yīngxióng de chóngbài, admiration for heroes).