拍

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	pāi
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Meaning	:	clap; pat; beat; bounce. (v) take (a picture); shoot. (v) send (a telegram, etc.). (v) flatter; fawn on. (v) bat; racket. (n) (music) beat; time. (n)
Radical	:	扌
Strokes	:	8
Traditional	:	拍
Usage	:	8.5%

Common Words / Phrases:

拍照

pāi zhào

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take a photograph

拍戏

pāi xì

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make a film; shoot a scene

拍卖

pāi mài

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auction

拍马屁

pāi mǎ pì

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bootlicker

拍手

pāi shǒu

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clap

拍子

pāi zi

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beat

球拍

qiú pāi

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(tennis, badminton, etc.) racket; racquet

Sentences:

1. She patted her hair into shape.

tā	bǎ	tóu	fā	pāi	zhěng	qí	le	。
她	把	头	发	拍	整	齐	了	。

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她	:	she
把	:	(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression
头发	:	hair
拍	:	pat
整齐	:	tidy
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place

2. This novel has been made into a film.

zhè	bù	xiǎo	shuō	yǐ	pāi	chéng	diàn	yǐng	。
这	部	小	说	已	拍	成	电	影	。

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这	:	this
部	:	(measure word) used for books and films
小说	:	novel
已	:	already
拍	:	shoot
成	:	become, turn into
电影	:	movie

3. Please wire as soon as you hear.

nǐ

yī

tīng

dào

jiù

qǐng

lì

jí

pāi

diàn

bào

gěi

wǒ

。

你

一

听

到

就

请

立

即

拍

电

报

给

我

。

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你	:	you
一	:	adverb used before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result
听	:	hear
到	:	used as a verb complement to show the result of an action
就	:	as soon as
请	:	please
立即	:	immediately
拍电报	:	wire
给	:	to
我	:	me