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拍pāito take (a photo)

HSK 4word

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拍 (pāi) means "to take (a photo)" and "to clap." It appears in 我们在这儿拍张照片吧。 (Let's take a photo here.) and 听完他唱歌,大家都拍手了。 (After hearing him sing, everyone clapped.) A speaker asks 你能帮我们拍一张吗? (Could you take one for us?) Afterwards they say 谢谢!拍得真好。 (Thanks! It came out really well.)

What does 拍 mean?

  1. 1.

    to take (a photo)verb

  2. 2.

    to clapverb

What does the character 拍 mean?

  • 拍to take (a photo)

How do you use 拍?

See it in 我们在这儿拍张照片吧 and 大家都拍手了

What are some examples of 拍 in a sentence?

  1. 我们在这儿拍张照片吧。

    Wǒmen zài zhèr pāi zhāng zhàopiàn ba.

    Let's take a photo here.

  2. 听完他唱歌,大家都拍手了。

    Tīng wán tā chàng gē, dàjiā dōu pāi shǒu le.

    After hearing him sing, everyone clapped.

How is 拍 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这里真漂亮!

    Zhèlǐ zhēn piàoliang!

    It's really beautiful here!

  2. Speaker B:

    你能帮我们拍一张吗?

    Nǐ néng bāng wǒmen pāi yì zhāng ma?

    Could you take one for us?

  3. Speaker A:

    没问题,笑一笑!

    Méi wèntí, xiào yi xiào!

    No problem. Smile!

  4. Speaker B:

    谢谢!拍得真好。

    Xièxie! Pāi de zhēn hǎo.

    Thanks! It came out really well.

Can you use 拍 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我们在这儿___张照片吧。 (Let's take a photo here.)
  2. 2.What does 听完他唱歌,大家都拍手了。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 你能帮我们___一张吗? (Could you take one [a photo] for us?)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.