朝拜 (cháo) — to pay respects to (a sovereign); to worship (a deity); to make a pilgrimage

Definition

Examples

• 很多信徒去圣地朝拜。
  Hěn duō xìn tú qù shèng dì cháo.
  Many believers go to holy places to worship.
• 古代大臣每天早上都要朝拜皇帝。
  Gǔ dài dà chén měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yào cháo huáng dì.
  In ancient times, ministers had to pay respects to the emperor every morning.
• 他们不远万里来到这座寺庙朝拜。
  Tā men bù yuǎn wàn lǐ lái dào zhè zuò sì miào cháo.
  They traveled thousands of miles to come to this temple and worship.