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拍

pāi

HSK 5 Character

What 拍 means

1. to pat
2. to clap
3. to slap
4. to swat
5. to take (a photo)
6. to shoot (a film)
7. racket (sports)
8. beat (music)

Example sentences

• 拍照。
  Let's take a picture.
• 我拍手。
  Wǒ pāishǒu.
  I clapped.
• 请拍手。
  Please clap.
• 我们拍拖。
  Wǒmen pāituō.
  We're dating.
• 禁止拍照。
  No taking photos.
• 我喜欢拍照。
  I enjoy taking pictures.

Words starting with 拍

• 拍摄pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
• 拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
• 拍卖pāi màito auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
• 拍打pāi dato pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
• 拍戏pāi xìto shoot a movie
• 拍电影pāi diàn yǐngto make a movie
• 拍手pāi shǒuto clap one's hands
• 拍片pāi piànto shoot a film; to have a medical imaging procedure
• 拍子pāi zibeat (music); paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc); racket (sports)
• 拍板pāi bǎnwooden clappers (percussion instrument); to beat time with clappers (for a singer)…
• 拍马屁pāi mǎ pìto flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up
• 拍卖会pāi mài huìauction
• 拍案pāi ànlit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)…
• 拍马pāi mǎto urge on a horse by patting its bottom; fig. to encourage…
• 拍出pāi chūto sell at auction; to reach a given price at auction
• 拍客pāi kècitizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)
• 拍击pāi jīto smack; to beat
• 拍档pāi dàngpartner
• 拍演pāi yǎn(dialect) to perform; to act (in a play etc)
• 拍发pāi fāto send; to cable (a telegram)
• 拍号pāi hàotime signature (music)
• 拍谢pāi xiè(Taiwan) excuse me; to be sorry; apologetic; embarrassed…
• 拍电pāi diànto send a telegram
• 拍点pāi diǎn(music) beat

Words containing 拍

• 球拍qiú pāi(tennis, badminton etc) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) bat
• 节拍jié pāibeat (music); meter
• 开拍kāi pāito begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction)…
• 合拍hé pāiin time with (i.e. same rhythm); to keep in step with; fig. to cooperate
• 抓拍zhuā pāito capture (an image); to snap (a photo)
• 一拍即合yī pāi jí hélit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to hit it off; to click together
• 土拍tǔ pāiland auction; to sell land at auction (abbr. for 土地拍卖
• 实拍shí pāicandid photograph; genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
• 打拍dǎ pāito beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
• 投拍tóu pāito start shooting (a film); to invest in (a movie); to put (sth) up for auction
• 法拍fǎ pāijudicial auction; to sell by judicial auction
• 流拍liú pāi(of an item) to fail to sell at an auction
• 直拍zhí pāi(table tennis) penhold grip
• 空拍kōng pāiaerial photography (video or still) (Tw)
• 竞拍jìng pāito bid (at an auction); auction
• 筹拍chóu pāito prepare to film; to plan a shoot
• 翻拍fān pāito make a photographic reproduction of an image or document etc; a reproduction…
• 自拍zì pāito take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; a selfie
• 航拍háng pāiaerial photography (video or still)
• 讨拍tǎo pāi(Taiwan; colloquial) to seek sympathy
• 跟拍gēn pāito document on film the course of events; to follow sb with a camera
• 急拍拍jí pāi pāihurried; impatient; rushed
• 慢半拍màn bàn pāi(music) a half-beat behind; (fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehending etc)
• 打拍子dǎ pāi zito beat time

Characters built on 白

These share the phonetic component 白 (bái), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 柏bǎicedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. bó
• 皑ái(literary) white as snow
• 百bǎihundred; numerous; all kinds of

Characters that look like 拍

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole…
• 扭niǔto turn; to twist; to wring
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• 拙zhuōawkward; clumsy; dull
• 拗ào(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient