拍拖 (pāituō): to date (someone)

Meanings

Tāmen pāituō liǎng nián le.

They've been dating for two years.

Nǐ liǎ shì bú shì zài pāituō?

Are you two dating?

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Cantonese origin, now understood across China. The mainland standard is 谈恋爱 (tán liàn'ài). 拍拖 keeps a casual, Hong-Kong-flavored tone.

拍 pāi

拖 tuō