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抓拍 (zhuā pāi): To capture a candid shot (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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抓 • zhuā • to grab • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

zhuā抓

to grab

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Pinyinzhuā pāi

Meaningto capture a candid shot

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拍 • pāi • to clap; slap; bat; racket; to take (a photo) • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

pāi拍

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

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 抓拍.

Words with 抓

抓紧zhuā jǐnfirmly grasp; pay close attention to
抓人zhuā réngrab someone
抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
抓好zhuā hǎoto grasp well; to do a good job of
抓捕zhuā bǔto arrest; to capture
抓获zhuā huòcapture, catch
抓走zhuā zǒuarrest, take away by force
抓起zhuā qǐto grab / to pick up

Words with 拍

拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
拍摄pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
拍卖pāi màiAuction / Sell at auction
拍板pāi bǎnBang the gavel / Reach an agreement

偷拍

tōu pāi

to take a photo secretly, to snap covertly

合拍hé pāiin sync; to cooperate well

开拍kāi pāito start filming; to start shooting

拍子pāi zibeat, rhythm; racket (sports)

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Example Sentences with 抓拍

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

zhuā抓

pāi拍

jiē街

shàng上

de的

xíng行

rén人

。

He likes to take candid shots of pedestrians on the street.

shè摄

yǐng影

shī师

zhuā抓

pāi拍

dào到

le了

xiǎo小

niǎo

zài在

hūn婚

lǐ礼

shàng上

，

tā他

tōu偷

tōu偷

zhuā抓

鸟

qǐ起

fēi飞

de的

yī一

shùn瞬

jiān间

。

The photographer captured the moment the bird took off.

pāi拍

le了

xǔ许

duō多

gǎn感

rén人

de的

huà画

miàn面

。

At the wedding, he secretly captured many touching scenes.