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Pronunciation |
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pāi |
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Meaning |
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- clap; pat; beat; bounce. (v)
- take (a picture); shoot. (v)
- send (a telegram, etc.). (v)
- flatter; fawn on. (v)
- bat; racket. (n)
- (music) beat; time. (n)
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Radical |
: |
扌 |
Strokes |
: |
8 |
Traditional |
: |
拍 |
Usage |
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8.5% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
2. |
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: |
make a film; shoot a scene |
7. |
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: |
(tennis, badminton, etc.) racket; racquet |
Sentences:
1. She patted her hair into shape. |
tā |
bǎ |
tóu |
fā |
pāi |
zhěng |
qí |
le |
。 |
她 |
把 |
头 |
发 |
拍 |
整 |
齐 |
了 |
。 |
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她 |
: |
she |
把 |
: |
(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression |
头发 |
: |
hair |
拍 |
: |
pat |
整齐 |
: |
tidy |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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2. This novel has been made into a film. |
zhè |
bù |
xiǎo |
shuō |
yǐ |
pāi |
chéng |
diàn |
yǐng |
。 |
这 |
部 |
小 |
说 |
已 |
拍 |
成 |
电 |
影 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
部 |
: |
(measure word) used for books and films |
小说 |
: |
novel |
已 |
: |
already |
拍 |
: |
shoot |
成 |
: |
become, turn into |
电影 |
: |
movie |
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3. Please wire as soon as you hear. |
nǐ |
yī |
tīng |
dào |
jiù |
qǐng |
lì |
jí |
pāi |
diàn |
bào |
gěi |
wǒ |
。 |
你 |
一 |
听 |
到 |
就 |
请 |
立 |
即 |
拍 |
电 |
报 |
给 |
我 |
。 |
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你 |
: |
you |
一 |
: |
adverb used before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result |
听 |
: |
hear |
到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
就 |
: |
as soon as |
请 |
: |
please |
立即 |
: |
immediately |
拍电报 |
: |
wire |
给 |
: |
to |
我 |
: |
me |
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4. He’s very good at sucking up to people. |
tā |
hěn |
shàn |
yú |
pāi |
mǎ |
pì |
。 |
他 |
很 |
善 |
于 |
拍 |
马 |
屁 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
很 |
: |
very |
善于 |
: |
good at |
拍马屁 |
: |
suck up, bootlicker, toady |
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5. ping-pong bat |
pīng |
pāng |
qiú |
pāi |
乒 |
乓 |
球 |
拍 |
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乒乓 |
: |
ping-pong |
球 |
: |
ball |
拍 |
: |
bat, racket |
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6. What time is the song in? —It’s in four-four time. |
zhè |
gē |
shì |
jǐ |
pāi |
de |
? |
– |
shì |
sì |
pāi |
。 |
这 |
歌 |
是 |
几 |
拍 |
的 |
? |
– |
是 |
四 |
拍 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
歌 |
: |
song |
是 |
: |
is |
几 |
: |
how many |
拍 |
: |
beat |
的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
四 |
: |
four |
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