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  • 1

    v.pat; beat; slap

    • hǎi làng qīng qīng de pāi da zhe hǎi àn

      海浪轻轻拍打海岸

      Waves are gently lapping (against/on) the shore.

    • tā bù shí yòng shǒu zhǎng pāi da zhuō zi

      不时手掌拍打桌子

      He keeps patting the tabletop.

    • yǔ pāi da zhe chuāng hu

      拍打窗户

      Rain slapped at the window.

  • 2

    v.flutter (wings); flap

    • nà zhī xiǎo niǎo pāi da zhe chì bǎng

      小鸟拍打翅膀

      The chick fluttered its wings.

    • yī zhī dà é zi pāi da chì bǎng rào zhe dēng fēi

      蛾子拍打翅膀

      A large moth was fluttering round the lamp.