拍档

拍檔

pāidàng

noun

Measure Word

一个老拍档 gè

Meanings

1 partner; teammate
2 buddy; collaborator (in work, performance, sports)

Characters

to clap; pair up

shelf; rank; partner

Examples

HSK 4

他们俩是多年的老拍档了。

Tāmen liǎ shì duōnián de lǎo pāidàng le.

The two of them have been longtime partners.

HSK 7-9

我们是双打拍档，配合很默契。

Wǒmen shì shuāngdǎ pāidàng, pèihé hěn mòqì.

We're doubles partners, we have great chemistry.

Tips

register

Borrowed from Cantonese 拍檔, now mainstream in Mandarin too. Common in show biz, sports, and business: 黄金拍档 'golden duo,' 老拍档 'old partner.' Less formal than 搭档 but they're nearly interchangeable.

Stroke Order

拍 pāi

档 dàng