Chinese Word: 拍 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拍HSK 5

Pinyin: pāi

English Definition: to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)

Chinese Definition:
①用手掌打：拍击。拍掌。拍抚。拍案叫绝。
②浪涛冲击：拍岸。
③拍打东西的用具：拍子(亦是计算乐音长短的单位)。
④乐曲的节奏：拍节。
⑤摄影：拍摄。拍照。拍片子。
⑥发出：拍发。拍电报。
⑦阿谀，巴结：拍马屁。吹吹拍拍。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:白 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 白 [ bái ] white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

Similar Characters: 柏伯扫怕帕泊陌珀

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 拍

拍摄	pāi shè	to film; to shoot (a picture)
拍卖HSK 5	pāi mài	to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
拍照HSK 5	pāi zhào	to take a picture
拍打	pāi da	to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
拍手	pāi shǒu	to clap one's hands

1		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī bǎ 一把 xīn 新 qiú pāi 球拍。 I need a new racquet.
2		guò lai 过来 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 yì qǐ 一起 pāi zhào 拍照 ba 吧。 Come over and take a photo with me.
3		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 chéng shì 城市 lǐ 里 pāi zhào 拍照。 He likes taking pictures in the city.
4		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 pāi 拍 yì zhāng 一张 quán jiā fú 全家福 zhào piàn 照片。 We want to take a family portrait photo.
5		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 zhè lǐ 这里 pāi 拍 le 了 yì zhāng 一张 hé zhào 合照。 We took a group photo here.

1		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī bǎ 一把 xīn 新 qiú pāi 球拍。 I need a new racquet.
2		guò lai 过来 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 yì qǐ 一起 pāi zhào 拍照 ba 吧。 Come over and take a photo with me.
3		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 chéng shì 城市 lǐ 里 pāi zhào 拍照。 He likes taking pictures in the city.
4		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 pāi 拍 yì zhāng 一张 quán jiā fú 全家福 zhào piàn 照片。 We want to take a family portrait photo.
5		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 zhè lǐ 这里 pāi 拍 le 了 yì zhāng 一张 hé zhào 合照。 We took a group photo here.