拍 pāi, to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot (a film)/racket (sport... 拍摄 pāishè, [拍攝], to film/to shoot (a picture) 拍照 pāizhào, to take a picture 拍卖 pāimài, [拍賣], to auction/auction sale/to sell at a reduced price 开拍 kāipāi, [開拍], to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)/to start the bidding (auctio... 拍卖会 pāimàihuì, [拍賣會], auction/CL:場|场[chǎng] 偷拍 tōupāi, to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 合拍 hépāi, in time with (i.e. same rhythm)/to keep in step with/fig. to cooperate 节拍 jiépāi, [節拍], beat (music)/meter 拍马屁 pāimǎpì, [拍馬屁], to flatter/to fawn on/to butter sb up/toadying/boot-licking 拍子 pāizi, beat (music)/paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)/racket (sports) 拍手 pāishǒu, to clap one's hands 拍打 pāida, to pat/to slap/(of a bird) to flap (one's wings) 拍戏 pāixì, [拍戲], to shoot a movie 球拍 qiúpāi, racket 抓拍 zhuāpāi, to capture (an image)/to snap (a photo) 打拍子 dǎpāizi, to beat time 拍板 pāibǎn, clapper-board/auctioneer's hammer/to beat time with clappers 一拍即合 yīpāijíhé, lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)/to hit it off/to click together/... 苍蝇拍 cāngyingpāi, [蒼蠅拍], flyswatter 拍击 pāijī, [拍擊], to smack/to beat 节拍器 jiépāiqì, [節拍器], metronome 乒乓球拍 pīngpāngqiúpāi, ping-pong paddle 拍案叫绝 pāiànjiàojué, [拍案叫絕], lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!/amazing!/grea... 拍马 pāimǎ, [拍馬], to urge on a horse by patting its bottom/fig. to encourage/same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to f... 拍卖商 pāimàishāng, [拍賣商], auctioneer/auction house 溜须拍马 liūxūpāimǎ, [溜鬚拍馬], to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what ... 拍案而起 pāiànérqǐ, lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether/una... 一个巴掌拍不响 yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng, [一個巴掌拍不響], lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)/fig. it takes two persons to start a d... 一拍两散 yīpāiliǎngsàn, [一拍兩散], (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)/to separate 二刻拍案惊奇 ÈrkèPāiànJīngqí, [二刻拍案驚奇], Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular sto... 初刻拍案惊奇 ChūkèPāiànJīngqí, [初刻拍案驚奇], Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stori... 吹吹拍拍 chuīchuīpāipāi, to boast and flatter 吹拍 chuīpāi, to resort to bragging and flattering/abbr. for 吹牛拍馬|吹牛拍马[chuī niú pāi mǎ] 吹牛拍马 chuīniúpāimǎ, [吹牛拍馬], to resort to bragging and flattering 实拍 shípāi, [實拍], candid photograph/genuine photograph (not set up or doctored) 急拍拍 jípāipāi, hurried/impatient/rushed 慢半拍 mànbànpāi, (music) a half-beat behind/(fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehendi... 打拍 dǎpāi, to beat time/to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards 投拍 tóupāi, to start shooting (a film)/to invest in (a movie)/to put (sth) up for auction 拍出 pāichū, to sell at auction/to reach a given price at auction 拍发 pāifā, [拍發], to send/to cable (a telegram) 拍号 pāihào, [拍號], time signature (music) 拍婆子 pāipózi, to chase girls/to hang around with girls 拍客 pāikè, citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on... 拍岸 pāiàn, to beat against the shore (of waves) 拍拍屁股走人 pāipāipìguzǒurén, to make oneself scarce/to slip away/to take French leave 拍拖 pāituō, (dialect) to date sb 拍案 pāiàn, lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)/fig. astoni... 拍案惊奇 pāiànjīngqí, [拍案驚奇], to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!/amazing! 拍档 pāidàng, [拍檔], partner 拍演 pāiyǎn, (dialect) to perform/to act (in a play etc) 拍片 pāipiàn, to film/to make a film 拍电 pāidiàn, [拍電], to send a telegram 拍电影 pāidiànyǐng, [拍電影], to make a movie 拍砖 pāizhuān, [拍磚], (slang) to throw brickbats/to criticize harshly 拍立得 Pāilìdé, Polaroid (Tw) 拍纸簿 pāizhǐbù, [拍紙簿], writing pad 拍胸脯 pāixiōngpú, to vouch for 拍马者 pāimǎzhě, [拍馬者], flatterer/toady 拍黄瓜 pāihuángguā, [拍黃瓜], smashed cucumber salad 法拍 fǎpāi, judicial auction/to sell by judicial auction 电蚊拍 diànwénpāi, [電蚊拍], electric mosquito swatter 空拍 kōngpāi, aerial photography (video or still) (Tw) 空拍机 kōngpāijī, [空拍機], drone equipped for aerial photography 筹拍 chóupāi, [籌拍], to prepare to film/to plan a shoot 翻拍 fānpāi, to reproduce photographically/to duplicate/to adapt (as a movie)/to remake (a mo... 自拍 zìpāi, to take a picture or video of oneself/to take a selfie/selfie 自拍器 zìpāiqì, camera self-timer (for delayed shutter release) 自拍杆 zìpāigǎn, [自拍桿], selfie stick/also written 自拍杆[zì pāi gān] 自拍模式 zìpāimóshì, camera self-timer mode (for delayed shutter release) 自拍照 zìpāizhào, selfie 自拍神器 zìpāishénqì, selfie stick 航拍 hángpāi, aerial photography (video or still) 荷兰式拍卖 Hélánshìpāimài, [荷蘭式拍賣], Dutch auction/descending-price auction 讨拍 tǎopāi, [討拍], (Tw) (coll.) to seek sympathy 跟拍 gēnpāi, to document on film the course of events/to follow sb with a camera