拍打

pāida

verb #15,071

Meanings

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

Characters

to clap; to pat

to hit; to strike

Examples

HSK 7-9

海浪拍打着岸边的礁石。

Hǎilàng pāida zhe ànbiān de jiāoshí.

The waves slapped against the rocks on the shore.

HSK 7-9

她轻轻拍打身上的灰尘。

Tā qīngqīng pāida shēnshàng de huīchén.

She gently patted the dust off her clothes.

Stroke Order

拍 pāi

打 dǎ