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拍

pāi

A1 Level 3 ★ Core word
Verb

拍 (pāi) is a Chinese word meaning “to pat”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3 (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to pat
  2. to clap
  3. to slap
  4. to swat
  5. to take (a photo)
  6. to shoot (a film)
  7. racket (sports)
  8. beat (music)

Stroke order

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Example

老師拍拍他的肩膀說：「別擔心。」

The teacher patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry."

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).