拍打 (pāi dǎ) — to pat (gently, with the palm); to slap (with force, with the open hand)
Definition
拍打 covers a range from a light pat (轻轻拍打肩膀) to a harder slap (拍打水面), with the force shown by context or by an adverb like 轻轻. It focuses on a repeated open-hand striking motion, more forceful than 摸 but softer than 打.
verb
to pat (gently, with the palm)to slap (with force, with the open hand)
Examples
- 拍打。Tā zhèng zài pāi dǎ yī fu shàng de tǔ.He is patting the dust off his clothes.
- 拍打。Yú zài shuǐ lǐ pāi dǎ shuǐ miàn.The fish slaps the water surface.
- 拍打。Tā qīng qīng de pāi dǎ hái zi de jiān bǎng.She gently patted the child's shoulder.
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