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拍

pāi · pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to pat
  2. to clap
  3. to slap
  4. to swat
  5. to take (a photo)
  6. to shoot (a film)
  7. racket (sports)
  8. beat (music)
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拍(pāi)一(yī)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)吧(ba)！

    Liangliang, take a photo for me!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)花(huā)前面(qiánmiàn)。

    OK, stand in front of the flowers.

  3. Dengdeng

    拍(pāi)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is it done?

  4. Liangliang

    拍(pāi)了(le)，可是(kěshì)只(zhǐ)拍到(pāidào)你(nǐ)的(de)头(tóu)。

    I took it, but it only caught your head.

  5. Dengdeng

    只有(zhǐyǒu)头(tóu)？再(zài)拍(pāi)一次(yīcì)！

    Only the head? Take it again!

  6. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)拍到(pāidào)全身(quánshēn)了(le)，可是(kěshì)没有(méiyǒu)花(huā)。

    This time I got your whole body, but no flowers.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)业(yè)余(yú)爱(ài)好(hào)是(shì)拍(pāi)野(yě)花(huā)的(de)照(zhào)片(piàn)。

My hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

拍(pāi)火(huǒ)车(chē)的(de)照(zhào)片(piàn)什(shén)么(me)的(de)，有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)好(hǎo)玩(wán)的(de)呀(ya)？

What's so fun about taking pictures of trains?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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