拍
pāi
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
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Characters
Examples
她喜欢拍照片。
Tā xǐ huan pāi zhào piàn.
She's fond of taking pictures.
浪拍在岩石上。
Làng pāi zài yán shí shàng.
The waves crashed against the rocks.
汤姆拍了这张照。
Tāng mǔ pāi le zhè zhāng zhào.
Tom took this photo.
Words with this character
拍摄 pāi shè to take拍照 pāi zhào to take a picture拍卖 pāi mài to auction拍戏 pāi xì to shoot a movie球拍 qiú pāi racket拍板 pāi bǎn wooden clappers拍手 pāi shǒu to clap one's hands摆拍 bǎi pāi to take a staged photograph筹拍 chóu pāi to prepare to film吹拍 chuī pāi to resort to bragging and flattering打拍 dǎ pāi to beat time法拍 fǎ pāi judicial auction翻拍 fān pāi to make a photographic reproduction of an image or document etc跟拍 gēn pāi to document on film the course of events航拍 háng pāi aerial photography合拍 hé pāi in time with横拍 héng pāi shakehand grip节拍 jié pāi beat竞拍 jìng pāi to bid开拍 kāi pāi to begin shooting空拍 kōng pāi aerial photography流拍 liú pāi to fail to sell at an auction拍岸 pāi àn to beat against the shore