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pāi

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pāi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pāi | pai1
English translation
to pat
to clap
to slap
to swat
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music)
to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm

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About pāi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

pāi

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of pāi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌白

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Bái

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Bái represents the sound.

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Example sentences using pāi

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摄影师 shè yǐng shī gěi pāi le Zhāng hěn bàng de 快照 kuài zhào .

The photographer snapped a nice photograph of him.

zhè zhǐ diǎo 迅速 xùnsù pāi 动双 chì ,继续 jìxù 飞行 fēi xíng .

The bird beat its wings rapidly as it flew on.

轻拍 le 一下 yīxià de 肩膀 jiānbǎng ràng 放心 fàngxīn .

He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

海浪 hǎi làng pāi àn .

The sea washes the shore.

这部影片 yǐng piàn shì yòng 摄影机 shè yǐng jī zài 悬挂 xuánguà shì 滑翔机 huá xiáng jī shǎng 拍摄 pāi shè de .

The film was taken by a camera mounted on a hang - glider.

Words with pāi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
pāi to pat pāi
拍摄 pāi shè to film拍攝
拍照 pāi zhào to take a picture拍照 pāi zhào
拍卖 pāi mài to auction拍賣
开拍 kāi pāi to start the bidding (auction)開拍
拍卖会 pāi mài huì auction拍賣會
偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge偷拍 tōu pāi
拍戏 pāi xì to shoot a movie拍戲
拍打 pāi da to pat拍打 pāi da
合拍 hé pāi to keep in step with合拍 hé pāi
节拍 jié pāi meter節拍
拍手 pāi shǒu to clap one's hands拍手 pāi shǒu
拍马屁 pāi mǎ pì to flatter拍馬屁
拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb拍拖 pāi tuō
拍电影 pāi diàn yǐng to make a movie拍電影
拍子 pāi zi beat (music)拍子 pāi zi
拍片 pāi piàn to film拍片 pāi piàn
球拍 qiú pāi racket球拍 qiú pāi
拍板 pāi bǎn clapper-board拍板 pāi bǎn
一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé to hit it off一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé
抓拍 zhuā pāi to capture (an image)抓拍 zhuā pāi

pāi Decomposition & Compounds

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pāi Decomposition

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pāi Compounds

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