Chinese Vocabulary
拍
to take (a photo)
拍
pāi1st tone
- Pinyin
- pāi
- Strokes
- 8
- In episodes
- 1
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Usage
拍照片.
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照片，是你拍的东西。
A photo is something you take.
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