to clap, to pat, or to take a photo
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拍 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
pāi拍
zhào照
liú留
niàn念
。
We take photos in the park as a souvenir
2
guān观
zhòng众
wèi为
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
pāi拍
shǒu手
。
The audience claps for the wonderful performance
3
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
jiāng将
zài在
xià下
zhōu周
pāi拍
mài卖
。
This painting will be auctioned next week
4
zhè这
ge个
bēi杯
zi子
zài在
pāi拍
mài卖
。
This cup is being auctioned.
5
tā他
zuó昨
tiān天
cān参
jiā加
le了
yī一
cháng场
yì艺
shù术
pǐn品
pāi拍
mài卖
huì会
。
He attended an art auction yesterday.
6
nà那
fú幅
huà画
zài在
pāi拍
mài卖
huì会
shàng上
yǐ以
gāo高
jià价
chéng成
jiāo交
。
That painting sold for a high price at the auction.
7
lǎo老
bǎn板
pāi拍
bǎn板
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
kāi开
shǐ始
gōng工
zuò作
。
The boss made the decision, and we will start working tomorrow.
8
jīng经
guò过
tǎo讨
lùn论
，
jīng经
lǐ理
zuì最
zhōng终
pāi拍
bǎn板
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
zhè这
ge个
fāng方
àn案
。
After discussion, the manager finally decided to choose this plan.
9
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
，
dà大
jiā家
yì意
jiàn见
bù不
yī一
，
zuì最
hòu后
yóu由
dǒng董
shì事
zhǎng长
pāi拍
bǎn板
dìng定
xià下
le了
hé合
zuò作
xì细
jié节
。
During the meeting, opinions varied, and finally the chairman made the decision to finalize the cooperation details.
Information
Traditional拍
Radical扌
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#488
Zhuyinㄆㄞ
Components—
UnicodeU+62CD
CangjieQRHA
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality