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Character Decomposition
拍=扌+白
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to pat
to clap
to slap
to swat
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music)
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Words with 拍 169 total
to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards打拍dǎ pāiin time with (i.e. same rhythm) · to keep in step with · fig. to cooperate合拍hé pāiwooden clappers (percussion instrument) · to beat time with clappers (for a singer) · (auctioneer's) board or gavel · to slap the board to signal a sale; to bring down the gavel · (fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say拍板pāi bǎnto pat · to slap · (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)拍打pāi da
Idioms with 拍 14 total
to resort to bragging and flattering吹牛拍马chuī niú pāi mǎto smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants · to toady · boot-licking溜须拍马liū xū pāi mǎ(idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation拍案而起pāi àn ér qǐlit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful! · amazing! · great!拍案叫绝pāi àn jiào juéto slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful! · amazing!拍案惊奇pāi àn jīng qílit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) · fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute · it takes two to tango · it's difficult to achieve anything without support一个巴掌拍不响yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng