拍

pāi

“To pat” in Chinese is 拍 (pāi).

Other characters with the syllable pai: see all 5 →

Meaning

to pat
to clap
to slap

Show 5 more meanings

to swat
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music)

Example

禁止拍照。

No taking photos.

From 拍照 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 拍

拍照pāizhàoto take a pictureHSK 4 拍摄pāishèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)HSK 5 球拍qiúpāi(tennis, badminton etc) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) batHSK 6 拍板pāibǎnwooden clappers (percussion instrument)HSK 7-9 拍卖pāimàito auctionHSK 7-9 拍戏pāixìto shoot a movieHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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