拍 (pāi): meaning and stroke order

拍 in our stories

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• 有一天，一个有名的网红路过，拍了一个视频，说他的奶茶特别好喝。

  yǒu yì tiān yí gè yǒumíng de wǎnghóng lùguò pāi le yí gè shìpín shuō tā de nǎichá tèbié hǎohē

  One day a well-known influencer passed by, filmed a video and said his milk tea was especially good.

  From the story Waiting by the tree stump HSK 4

• 室友拍拍他的肩膀，给他讲了一个故事：从前有个人的羊圈破了个洞，狼叼走了一只羊。

  shìyǒu pāi pāi tā de jiānbǎng gěi tā jiǎng le yí gè gùshi cóngqián yǒu gè rén de yángjuàn pò le gè dòng láng diāo zǒu le yì zhī yáng

  His roommate patted his shoulder and told him a story: once a man's sheepfold had a hole, and a wolf carried off a sheep.

  From the story Mending the fold after the sheep is lost HSK 5

• 他还告诉她，上个月有个大学生专门来拜他为师，说要把这门手艺拍成视频放到网上。

  tā hái gàosu tā shàng gè yuè yǒu gè dàxuéshēng zhuānmén lái bài tā wéi shī shuō yào bǎ zhè mén shǒuyì pāi chéng shìpín fàng dào wǎngshang

  He also told her that last month a university student had come specially to become his apprentice, saying he would film the craft and put it online.

  From the story Old Du on the corner HSK 6