拍 (paak3 paak3*2 | pai1) : clap; pat; strike

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拍

paak3 paak3*2

pai1

[paak3] [1] clap; pat; strike; slap; tap [2] (music) beat [3] shoot; take (picture) [4] [v] cable; wire; telegraph [5] flatter; fawn on

[paak3*2] racket; bat

nasal-stop alternant: 抨 [paang1]

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拍

This word has been viewed 10006 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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實拍 sat6 paak3 shi2 pai1 = candid photograph; genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)

拍賣 paak3 maai6 pai1 mai4 = to auction

拍戲 paak3 hei3 = make a movie 粵

拍片 paak3 pin3*2 = to shoot a film

拍手 paak3 sau2 pai1 shou3 = to clap one's hands; slapping hand

拍子 paak3*2 zi2; paak3 zi2 pai1 zi5 = bat; racket; a beat, a tempo

自拍 zi6 paak3 zi4 pai1 = self-portrait

自拍照 zi6 paak3 ziu3 zi4 pai1 zhao4 = selfie

拍拖 paak3 to1 = courting; to go out on a date 粵

拍烏蠅 paak3 wu1 jing4*1 = slack business 粵

拍馬屁 paak3 maa5 pei3 pai1 ma3 pi4 = to flatter

拍攝 paak3 sip3 pai1 she4 = (shoot a) picture

拍照 paak3 ziu3 pai1 zhao4 = to take a picture

球拍 kau4 paak3*2 qiu2 pai1 = racket

合拍 hap6 paak3 = in harmony; in step; in time; on the beat

拍板 paak3 baan2 = clappers; give the final decision; rap the gavel

拍檔 paak3 dong3 pai1 dang4 = a partner

拍紙簿 paak3 zi2 bou6*2 = (writing) pad, block

一拍兩散 jat1 paak3 loeng5 saan3 = to sever relations, part on bad terms, two people dissolve a partnership

拍擊 paak3 gik1 pai1 ji2 (Taiwan), pai1 ji1 (PRC) = smack; beat

偷拍 tau1 paak3 tou1 pai1 = to take pictures of a person without his knowing; taking picture from a hidden camera

拍賣會 paak3 maai6 wui6*2 = an auction

乒乓球拍 bing1 bam1 kau4 paak3*2 = a ping-pong paddle

鬼拍後尾枕 gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2 = to confess without being pressured 粵

拍電影 paak3 din6 jing2 pai1 dian4 ying3 = to shoot a film; to make a film

拍劇 paak3 kek6 pai1 ju4 = to shoot a soap opera

四拍四 sei3 paak3 sei3 = 4/4 time in music; (slang) to thrust out one's chest

拍子簿 paak3 zi2 bou2 = (writing) pad, block 粵

烏蠅拍 wu1 jing4*1 paak3 wu1 ying2 pai1 = flyswatter 粵

拍乸 paak3*paat1 naa2 pai1 na3 = partner 粵

拍拖更 paak3 to1 gaang1 pai1 tuo1 geng1 = a male and female police officer on patrol together 粵

拍硬檔 paak3 ngaang6 dong3 pai1 ying4 dang4 = work well together; cooperate 粵

自拍神棍 zi6 paak3 san4 gwan3 zi4 pai1 shen2 gun4 = selfie stick

拍咭 paak3 kaat1 = tap the card 粵

拍得住 paak3 dak1 zyu6 = be a match for 粵

拍賣店 paak3 maai6 dim3 = auction house

節拍器 zit3 paak3 hei3 jie2 pai1 qi4 = metronome

網上拍賣 mong5 soeng6 paak3 maai6 wang3 shang4 pai1 mai4 = internet auction

利用因特網拍賣 lei6 jung6 jan1 dak6 mong5 paak3 maai6 li4 yong4 yin1 te4 wang3 pai1 mai4 = an internet auction

拍賣師 paak3 maai6 si1 pai1 mai4 shi1 = auctioneer

拍子機 paak3 zi2 gei1 pai1 zi3 ji1 = metronome

拍腿 paak3 teoi2 pai1 tui3 = photograph featuring a woman's legs as the object of interest

Showing all 3 examples containing 拍

我同佢而家冇拍拖粵
I'm not dating her any more.
[Lit. I with her now don't have dating, i.e. we split up. 而家我同佢冇拍拖 is also valid.]

董先生偷拍女朋友的十來歲的女兒洗澡國
Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge.

攞掘頭掃把拍佢扯! 粵
Drive him out with a broomstick!

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