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点击中心卡。

Learning state

pai

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Free visual pinyin lesson

pai Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words

Learn pai pinyin visually. Paths for clapping and photos. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.

拍手与拍照的路径。 点击上方知识球,可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。

Lesson type

tone paths

声调变化

Language

English + 中文

Beginner friendly

Inside this lesson

3 characters · 4 words

Audio included

Tone guide

The tones of pai

Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.

pāi

first tone

第一声

high and flat

pái

second tone

第二声

rising up

pài

fourth tone

第四声

falling down

Characters

Common Chinese characters for pai

The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.

拍

pāi

to pat; to clap

拍打

排

pái

to line up; a row

排列

派

pài

to send; a party

派遣、派对

Useful words

Build vocabulary with pai

Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.

拍手

pāi shǒu

to clap one's hands

鼓掌

拍照

pāi zhào

to take a photo

照相

排队

pái duì

to line up in a row

一个挨一个站好

派对

pài duì

a fun party with friends

开心的聚会

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