(pài duì) - party in Mandarin

pàiduì

Traditional: 派對

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Translation

party

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Word origin

派对 (pài duì) is a two-character transliteration of the English word 'party', chosen so that 派 (pài) and 对 (duì) approximate the sound rather than the meaning.

Origin
loanword
Root
派 (pài) + 对 (duì), phonetic loan of English 'party'
English cognates
party

Stroke order

Stroke order for 派

派

Stroke order for 对

对

Examples

。

There is a party tonight.

。

Let's go to the birthday party.

。

The party was very lively.

。

There's a party tonight.

?

Are you going to the party?

派对 (pài duì) means party.

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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 6: 派对, 寻找, 许多 and 7 more words.