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巴掌 (bā zhang): Slap (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

巴掌 consists of 2 characters.

to hope for; to cling to; to stick to

palm of the hand

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Pinyinbā zhang

MeaningSlap

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word巴掌

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 巴掌.

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3.

How to Use 巴掌 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 巴掌 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith响亮

xiǎng响

liàng亮

de的

yī一

bā巴

zhang掌

neutral

a resounding slap

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

bā巴

zhang掌

Idiomwith大

bā巴

zhang掌

dà大

de的

dì地

fang方

Verb + Objectwith打

dǎ打

bā巴

zhang掌

informalSpoken

4.

Example Sentences with 巴掌

tā他

shēng生

qì气

de地

dǎ打

le了

zì自

neutral

a slap

informal

Spoken

a tiny place

slap

jǐ

己

yí一

gè个

bā巴

zhǎng掌

。

He angrily slapped himself.

tā他

qì气

dé得

hěn狠

hěn狠

dì地

shàn扇

le了

zì自

jǐ己

yí一

gè个

bā巴

zhǎng掌

，

ào懊

huǐ悔

bù不

yǐ已

。

He was so angry that he slapped himself hard, filled with deep regret.

tā他

nà那

yì一

bā巴

zhǎng掌

，

ràng让

yuán原

běn本

rè热

liè烈

de的

tǎo讨

lùn论

shùn瞬

jiān间

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

bīng冰

lěng冷

de的

chén沉

mò默

。

That slap of his instantly plunged the previously heated discussion into a cold silence.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

tiáo调

jiě解

zhōng中

，

rèn任

hé何

zhī肢

tǐ体

chōng冲

tū突

，

bāo包

kuò括

shàn扇

bā巴

zhǎng掌

，

dōu都

shì是

bèi被

jìn禁

zhǐ止

de的

。

In formal mediation, any physical conflict, including slapping, is strictly prohibited.

zài在

fǎ法

tíng庭

shàng上

，

rèn任

hé何

xíng形

shì式

de的

bào暴

lì力

，

lì例

rú如

shàn扇

bā巴

zhǎng掌

，

dōu都

jiāng将

shòu受

dào到

fǎ法

lǜ律

de的

yán严

chéng惩

。

In court, any form of violence, such as slapping, will be severely punished by law.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

xiǎng想

guò过

，

zhè这

yì一

bā巴

zhǎng掌

huì会

chè彻

dǐ底

huǐ毁

diào掉

nǐ你

men们

de的

guān关

xì系

ma吗

？

Haven't you ever considered that this slap could completely ruin your relationship?

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

，

yòng用

bā巴

zhǎng掌

jiě解

jué决

wèn问

tí题

shì是

jí极

qí其

yòu幼

zhì稚

qiě且

wú无

xiào效

de的

fāng方

shì式

ma吗

？

Don't you think that solving problems with a slap is an extremely childish and ineffective way?

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

huán还

shǒu手

，

zhǐ只

shì是

mò默

mò默

dì地

chéng承

shòu受

le了

nà那

yí一

jì记

xiǎng响

liàng亮

de的

bā巴

zhǎng掌

。

He did not fight back, but silently endured that resounding slap.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

huí回

jìng敬

nà那

ge个

bā巴

zhǎng掌

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

yòng用

lěng冷

jìng静

de的

yán言

yǔ语

lái来

huà化

jiě解

chōng冲

tū突

。

He did not return that slap, but instead chose to resolve the conflict with calm words.

nà那

yì一

bā巴

zhǎng掌

bù不

jǐn仅

dǎ打

zài在

le了

tā他

de的

liǎn脸

shàng上

，

gèng更

shēn深

shēn深

dì地

cì刺

tòng痛

le了

tā他

de的

zì自

zūn尊

xīn心

。

That slap not only landed on his face but also deeply wounded his self-esteem.