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

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Level 4

HSK 3.0:Recognition 3

HSK 2.0Level 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 拍

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2.

Readings & Meanings

拍has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

pāi

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

v.HSK 5

to clap; to pat; to take a photo

v./n.HSK 3.0 · L4

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 拍

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

拍

扌hand

白white

拍=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 拍

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6.

How to Use 拍

photography and filming

拍 + imagefilm word

These words are the main learner forms for taking pictures or shooting video.

7.

Example Sentences

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gāo高

xìng兴

de地

pāi拍

le了

pāi

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扌hand

+白white

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

HSK 3.0 · L3

pāi拍

zhào照

to take a picture

HSK 3.0 · L5

pāi拍

shè摄

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

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pāi拍

mài卖

Auction / Sell at auction

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pāi拍

bǎn板

Bang the gavel / Reach an agreement

拍

wǒ我

de的

jiān肩

bǎng膀

。

He happily patted me on the shoulder.

Tōu偷

pāi拍

bié别

rén人

de的

yǐn隐

sī私

shì是

wéi违

fǎ法

de的

xíng行

wéi为

。

Secretly photographing others' privacy is an illegal act.

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

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

Zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

de的

jié节

pāi拍

hěn很

kuài快

。

The rhythm of this song is very fast.

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