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拍板

pāi bǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

拍板 (pāi bǎn) means "clapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 拍板 means

1. wooden clappers (percussion instrument)
2. to beat time with clappers (for a singer)
3. (auctioneer's) board or gavel
4. to slap the board to signal a sale; to bring down the gavel
5. (fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say

The characters in 拍板

• 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
• 板bǎnboard; plank; plate

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