派

pài

HSK 33 readings

“Clique” in Chinese is 派 (pài).

Other characters with the syllable pai: see all 5 →

Meaning

clique; school; group; faction
bound formstyle; manner
to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb)

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classifier for factions, groups etc
(preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc
(loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...
(loanword) pie
used in 派司[pa1 si5]
(literary) tributary; branch of a river

Example

大上海，方言的气派也大，表现了中西交汇、五方博采的特色。

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

Readings

pài(literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie
pāused in 派司

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 派

派出pàichūto sendHSK 6 派别pàibiégroup; sect; clique; faction; schoolHSK 7-9 派遣pàiqiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatchHSK 7-9 气派qìpàiimpressiveHSK 7-9

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