pāi da

拍打 (pāi da) is a Chinese word meaning “to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pat
  2. 2to slap
  3. 3(of a bird) to flap (one's wings)

Characters in 拍打

拍pāi · to pat打dá · (loanword) dozen

Related words

打(loanword) dozen打a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate")打电话to make a telephone call打算to plan拍to pat打开to open打扰to disturb打赌to bet拍摄to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)打败to defeat打架to fight打击to hit

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