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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

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.

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

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