pāi bǎn

HSK 7–9

拍板 (pāi bǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “wooden clappers (percussion instrument); to beat time with clappers (for a singer); (auctioneer's) board or gavel”.

Meanings

  1. 1wooden clappers (percussion instrument)
  2. 2to beat time with clappers (for a singer)
  3. 3(auctioneer's) board or gavel
  4. 4to slap the board to signal a sale; to bring down the gavel
  5. 5(fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say

Characters in 拍板

拍pāi · to pat板bǎn · board

Related words

拍to pat老板boss老板Robam (brand)老板variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]拍摄to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)板board板used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]板to catch sight of in a doorway (old)拍照to take a picture地板floor拍卖to auction开拍to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)

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