Usage of the character 拍

to pat
to clap
to slap
to swat
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music)

pāishè

拍摄

[拍攝]

to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)

pāibǎn

拍板

[拍板]

clapper-board
auctioneer's hammer
to beat time with clappers

bǎipāi

摆拍

[擺拍]

to take a staged photograph

zhuāpāi

抓拍

[抓拍]

to capture (an image)
to snap (a photo)

pāichū

拍出

[拍出]

to sell at auction
to reach a given price at auction

pāidiǎn

拍点

[拍點]

(music) beat

pāida

拍打

[拍打]

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

kāipāi

开拍

[開拍]

to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)
to start the bidding (auction)
to start a trading session (stock market)

hángpāi

航拍

[航拍]

aerial photography (video or still)

chuīpāi

吹拍

[吹拍]

to resort to bragging and flattering
abbr. for 吹牛拍馬／吹牛拍马 (chuīniúpāimǎ)

dǎpāi

打拍

[打拍]

to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards

pāishǒu

拍手

[拍手]

to clap one's hands

hépāi

合拍

[合拍]

in time with (i.e. same rhythm)
to keep in step with
fig. to cooperate

pāifā

拍发

[拍發]

to send
to cable (a telegram)

pāiyǎn

拍演

[拍演]

(dialect) to perform; to act (in a play etc)

fǎpāi

法拍

[法拍]

judicial auction; to sell by judicial auction

kōngpāi

空拍

[空拍]

aerial photography (video or still) (Tw)

tǎopāi

讨拍

[討拍]

(Tw) (coll.) to seek sympathy

zìpāi

自拍

[自拍]

to take a picture or video of oneself
to take a selfie
selfie

pāidàng

拍档

[拍檔]

partner

pāimài

拍卖

[拍賣]

to auction
auction sale
to sell at a reduced price

pāijī

拍击

[拍擊]

to smack
to beat

shípāi

实拍

[實拍]

candid photograph
genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)

tōupāi

偷拍

[偷拍]

to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge

pāipiàn

拍片

[拍片]

to shoot a film
to have a medical imaging procedure

pāi'àn

拍岸

[拍岸]

to beat against the shore (of waves)

pāikè

拍客

[拍客]

citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)

pāimǎ

拍马

[拍馬]

to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
fig. to encourage
same as 拍馬屁／拍马屁, to flatter or toady

pāidiàn

拍电

[拍電]

to send a telegram

pāizi

拍子

[拍子]

beat (music)
paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)
racket (sports)

tóupāi

投拍

[投拍]

to start shooting (a film)
to invest in (a movie)
to put (sth) up for auction

pāituō

拍拖

[拍拖]

(dialect) to date sb

pāizhào

拍照

[拍照]

to take a picture

pāixì

拍戏

[拍戲]

to shoot a movie

jìngpāi

竞拍

[競拍]

to bid (at an auction)
auction

gēnpāi

跟拍

[跟拍]

to document on film the course of events
to follow sb with a camera

qiúpāi

球拍

[球拍]

racket

pāihào

拍号

[拍號]

time signature (music)

fānpāi

翻拍

[翻拍]

to reproduce photographically
to duplicate
to adapt (as a movie)
to remake (a movie)
adaptation
reproduction
remake

jiépāi

节拍

[節拍]

beat (music)
meter

chóupāi

筹拍

[籌拍]

to prepare to film; to plan a shoot

pāi'àn

拍案

[拍案]

lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc

pāizhuān

拍砖

[拍磚]

(slang) to throw brickbats
to criticize harshly

dǎpāizi

打拍子

[打拍子]

to beat time

pāipózi

拍婆子

[拍婆子]

to chase girls
to hang around with girls

pāimǎpì

拍马屁

[拍馬屁]

to flatter
to fawn on
to butter sb up
toadying
bootlicking

pāixiōngpú

拍胸脯

[拍胸脯]

to vouch for

jípāipāi

急拍拍

[急拍拍]

hurried
impatient
rushed

pāizhǐbù

拍纸簿

[拍紙簿]

writing pad

kōngpāijī

空拍机

[空拍機]

drone equipped for aerial photography

zìpāiqì

自拍器

[自拍器]

camera self-timer (for delayed shutter release)

pāidiànyǐng

拍电影

[拍電影]

to make a movie

zìpāizhào

自拍照

[自拍照]

selfie

diànwénpāi

电蚊拍

[電蚊拍]

electric mosquito swatter

mànbànpāi

慢半拍

[慢半拍]

(music) a half-beat behind
(fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehending etc)

pāimǎzhě

拍马者

[拍馬者]

flatterer
toady

zìpāigǎn

自拍杆

[自拍桿]

selfie stick
also written 自拍杆 (zìpāigān)

cāngyingpāi

苍蝇拍

[蒼蠅拍]

flyswatter

pāihuángguā

拍黄瓜

[拍黃瓜]

smashed cucumber salad

jiépāiqì

节拍器

[節拍器]

metronome

Pāilìdé

拍立得

[拍立得]

Polaroid (Tw)

pāimàishāng

拍卖商

[拍賣商]

auctioneer
auction house

pāimàihuì

拍卖会

[拍賣會]

auction
CL:場／场 (chǎng)

pāi'àn'érqǐ

拍案而起

[拍案而起]

lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
unable to take it any more

pāi'ànjīngqí

拍案惊奇

[拍案驚奇]

to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
amazing!

chuīniúpāimǎ

吹牛拍马

[吹牛拍馬]

to resort to bragging and flattering

yīpāiliǎngsàn

一拍两散

[一拍兩散]

(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate

chuīchuīpāipāi

吹吹拍拍

[吹吹拍拍]

to boast and flatter

liūxūpāimǎ

溜须拍马

[溜鬚拍馬]

to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady
boot-licking

pāi'ànjiàojué

拍案叫绝

[拍案叫絕]

lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
amazing!
great!

zìpāimóshì

自拍模式

[自拍模式]

camera self-timer mode (for delayed shutter release)

pīngpāngqiúpāi

乒乓球拍

[乒乓球拍]

ping-pong paddle

zìpāishénqì

自拍神器

[自拍神器]

selfie stick

yīpāijíhé

一拍即合

[一拍即合]

lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
to hit it off
to click together
to chime in easily

Hélánshìpāimài

荷兰式拍卖

[荷蘭式拍賣]

Dutch auction
descending-price auction

Erkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí

二刻拍案惊奇

[二刻拍案驚奇]

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初／凌蒙初 ( Líng Méngchū)

pāipāipìguzǒurén

拍拍屁股走人

[拍拍屁股走人]

to make oneself scarce
to slip away
to take French leave

Chūkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí

初刻拍案惊奇

[初刻拍案驚奇]

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初／凌蒙初 ( Líng Méngchū)

yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng

一个巴掌拍不响

[一個巴掌拍不響]

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute
it takes two to tango
it's difficult to achieve anything without support