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拍板

pāibǎn

to beat time with clappers (for a singer)

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 拍板 in English

pāibǎnHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #8401
  1. to beat time with clappers (for a singer)
  2. to slap the board to signal a sale; to bring down the gavel
  3. wooden clappers (percussion instrument)
  4. (auctioneer's) board or gavel
  5. (fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say

Characters

拍 on its own →
pāi · to pat

HSK words with 拍

拍照HSK 3拍HSK 4拍摄HSK 5拍卖HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 板

黑板HSK 3老板HSK 5板块HSK 7–9地板HSK 7–9叫板HSK 7–9天花板HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences