拍
pāi
Pinyin

Definition

拍
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pāi
  1. to pat
  2. to clap
  3. to slap
  4. to swat
  5. to take (a photo)
  6. to shoot (a film)
  7. racket (sports)
  8. beat (music)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

啪
pā
  1. 1 (onom.) bang
  2. 2 pop
  3. 3 pow

Related Words (20)

拍
pāi
  1. 1 to pat
  2. 2 to clap
  3. 3 to slap
  4. 4 to swat
  5. 5 to take (a photo)
  6. 6 to shoot (a film)
  7. 7 racket (sports)
  8. 8 beat (music)
偷拍
tōu pāi
  1. 1 to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
实拍
shí pāi
  1. 1 candid photograph
  2. 2 genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
抓拍
zhuā pāi
  1. 1 to capture (an image)
  2. 2 to snap (a photo)
拍出
pāi chū
  1. 1 to sell at auction
  2. 2 to reach a given price at auction

Idioms (6)

一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
  1. 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit it off
  3. 3 to click together
  4. 4 to chime in easily
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!

Sample Sentences

智能手机“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。你可以打电话，传信息，还可以拍照。
zhìnéngshǒujī “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。nǐ kěyǐ dǎdiànhuà ，chuán xìnxī ，hái kěyǐ pāizhào 。
A smartphone is small but it has every function you may need. You can make a call, text and also take pictures.
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将小说拍成电影，如何做到保持原汁原味又让人耳目一新，可能是每个导演的难题。
jiāng xiǎoshuō pāi chéng diànyǐng ，rúhé zuòdào bǎochí yuánzhīyuánwèi yòu ràng rén ěrmùyīxīn ，kěnéng shì měigè dǎoyǎn de nántí 。
It is probably a challenge faced by film directors who have to consider how they can let viewers have a fresh view while keeping the original when making a film from a novel.
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导演拍电影的终极追求肯定是源于原作，高于原作。
dǎoyǎn pāidiànyǐng de zhōngjí zhuīqiú kěndìng shì yuányú yuánzuò ，gāoyú yuánzuò 。
The ultimate pursuit of a filmmaker is to produce original works yet better than the original.
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味多美相关负责人介绍，店里的自助收银系统采用了人工智能图形识别技术，系统预先给每个商品拍摄了上百张不同角度的照片，即使糕点只露出一个小角，扫描仪也能识别出来。
wèiduōměi xiāngguān fùzérén jièshào ，diàn lǐ de zìzhù shōuyín xìtǒng cǎiyòng le réngōngzhìnéng túxíng shíbié jìshù ，xìtǒng yùxiān gěi měigè shāngpǐn pāishè le shàng bǎi zhāng bùtóng jiǎodù de zhàopiàn ，jíshǐ gāodiǎn zhǐ lùchū yīgē xiǎo Jué ，sǎomiáoyí yě néng shíbié chūlái 。
A representative from Wedome explained that the self service checkout system in the store uses intelligent graphics recognition technology. The system takes more than 100 photos of each merchandise at different angles, therefore even if the bread or pastry has a corner exposed, the scanner will be able to recognise it.
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他已经非常熟悉这项工作，以至于能准确地把自己气喘的拍子调节到工作的节奏中去，
tā yǐjīng fēicháng shúxī zhè xiàng gōngzuò ，yǐzhìyú néng zhǔnquè de bǎ zìjǐ qìchuǎn de pāizi tiáojié dào gōngzuò de jiézòu zhōng qù ，
He is so familiar with his task that he synchronized the pattern of his breath into the rhythm of the task.
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上胸也很重要，我帮你调角度，先做上斜卧推...你这个姿势有点不正确，来，我做给你看，你帮我拍一下，角度抓好一点，要看到我的大胸肌的线条...
shàng xiōng yě hěn zhòngyào ，wǒ bāng nǐ tiáo jiǎodù ，xiān zuò shàng xié wòtuī ...nǐ zhè ge zīshì yǒudiǎn bù zhèngquè ，lái ，wǒ zuò gěi nǐ kàn ，nǐ bāng wǒ pāi yīxià ，jiǎodù zhuā hǎo yìdiǎn ，yào kàndào wǒ de dà xiōngjī de xiàntiáo ...
The upper chest is also very important. I’ll help you adjust the angle. First do inclined bench presses… That position isn’t quite correct, come, I’ll show you how. Can you take a photo for me? Get a better angle, so you can see the lines of my pectorals...
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是啊，这就是网红经济，指的就是这些网红们，拥有广大的粉丝之后，把人气转化为实际的买气，并从中获利最常见的就是直播拍卖。
shì ā ，zhè jiùshì wǎnghóng jīngjì ，zhǐ de jiùshì zhèxiē wǎnghóng men ，yōngyǒu guǎngdà de fěnsī zhīhòu ，bǎ rénqì zhuǎnhuà wèi shíjì de mǎiqì ，bìng cóngzhōng huòlì zuì chángjiàn de jiùshì zhíbō pāimài 。
I see, so this is the internet star economy.It’s these internet stars who, after accumulating a vast fan base, turn their popularity into concrete selling power, and profit from it. The most popular form is live stream auctions.
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过去还停留在图片传播时期，网红大多是一些高颜值的俊男美女，当然还有一些是为了拍摄搏眼球图片而恶搞低俗的人。现在可不同了，网红已经成为社交媒体的话题人物、意见领袖、流行主力的统称了。
guòqù hái tíngliú zài túpiàn chuánbō shíqī ，wǎnghóng dàduō shì yīxiē gāoyánzhí de jùnnán měinǚ ，dāngrán háiyǒu yīxiē shì wèile pāishè bóyǎnqui2 túpiàn ér ègǎo dīsú de rén 。xiànzài kě bùtóng le ，wǎnghóng yǐjīng chéngwéi shèjiāoméitǐ de huàtí rénwù 、yìjiàn lǐngxiù 、liúxíng zhǔlì de tǒngchēng le 。
Previously we’d been stuck in the era of the spread of images, so the majority of Internet Stars were handsome men and pretty girls with cute faces. Of course there were a few vulgar pranksters that shot vulgar hoax images to attract attention. Now it is very different, internet stars have already become the talk of social media, opinion leaders, and are known as the leading lights of fashion.
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这一波网红经济突然这么火红，得归功于手机4G的普及，有些人靠拍短片，有些人靠直播。短片可以流传，累积点阅率创造人气。直播可以互动，而且是实时性的…
zhè yī bō wǎnghóng jīngjì tūrán zhème huǒhóng ，děi guīgōng yú shǒujī 4G de pǔjí ，yǒuxiē rén kào pāi duǎnpiàn ，yǒuxiē rén kào zhíbō 。duǎnpiàn kěyǐ liúchuán ，lěijī diǎnyuèlǜ chuàngzào rénqì 。zhíbō kěyǐ hùdòng ，érqiě shì shíshí xìng de …
This wave of the internet star economy was able to become so popular so suddenly largely thanks to the popularization of 4G mobiles. Some people relied on short films for their success, while others used live streaming. Short films can be spread and accumulate hits, creating popularity. Live stream can involve interaction, and is in actual time...
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听起来你是要我拍马屁，当墙头草吧。这种事我才不干。
tīngqilai nǐ shì yào wǒ pāimǎpì ，dāng qiángtóucǎo ba 。zhèzhǒng shì wǒ cái bù gàn 。
It sounds like you want me to butter everyone up and be a pushover. I'm not doing these things.
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