(pāi) - to clap, to pat; to take (a photo/video) in Mandarin
pāiTraditional: 拍
Translation
to clap, to pat; to take (a photo/video)
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Word origin
拍 (pāi) is a phono-semantic compound built from 扌, the hand radical, and 白 (bái) supplying the sound. The hand radical fits the core sense of striking or patting with the hand, later extended to clapping and to taking a photograph.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 扌(hand radical) + 白 (bái, phonetic)
Stroke order
拍
Examples
！
Everyone clap your hands together!
。
Let me take a photo for you.
肩膀。
He gently patted my shoulder.
肩膀。
He patted my shoulder.
。
She is taking photos.
拍 (pāi) means to clap, to pat, or to slap lightly. Extended to photography and film it means to shoot or take a picture: 拍照 (take a photo), 拍电影 (shoot a film), 拍视频 (shoot a video). The gesture of patting someone on the shoulder (拍肩膀) is a common comfort or encouragement action. 拍 reduplication 拍拍 conveys a gentle, repeated patting action.
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