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| Pronunciation |
: |
pāi |
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| Meaning |
: |
- 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 |
: |
8.5% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
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 |
|
| 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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|
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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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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