拍 (pāi): To clap — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 5

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Readings & Meanings

拍has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

pāipai

v. (动)

to clap; slap; bat; racket; to take (a photo)HSK5

v./n. (动、名)

to clap; to pat; to take a photoHSK 3.0 L4

Stroke Order Diagrams 拍

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

拍=扌hand+白white

The hand (扌) claps or pats, with the phonetic component 白 (bái) hinting at the sound.

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HSK Vocabulary: 拍

HSK words that contain this character.

拍卖

pāi mài

Auction / Sell at auction

HSK 3.0 L7-9

拍摄

pāi shè

to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)

HSK 3.0 L5

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拍 is used in context

tā他

gāo高

xìng兴

de地

pāi拍

le了

pāi

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Bang the gavel / Reach an agreement

HSK 3.0 L7-9

He happily patted me on the shoulder.

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

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

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

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