巴掌
bāzhang
palm; slap
Characters in this word
掌 zhǎng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 辩论中他没有反驳，只是冷笑着说，对方这句话像当众打了他一巴掌。 Biànlùn zhōng tā méiyǒu fǎnbó, zhǐshì lěngxiào zhe shuō, duìfāng zhè jù huà xiàng dāngzhòng dǎ le tā yì bāzhang. During the debate he did not refute it; he merely sneered and said the remark felt like a public slap in the face.
- 这块饼只有巴掌那么大，哪里够我们吃。 Zhè kuài bǐng zhǐyǒu bāzhang nàme dà, nǎlǐ gòu wǒmen chī. This flatbread is only as big as a palm, so how could it be enough for us?
- 他把巴掌贴在窗上，看雪花一片一片落下来。 Tā bǎ bāzhang tiē zài chuāng shang, kàn xuěhuā yí piàn yí piàn luò xiàlái. He pressed his palm against the window and watched the snowflakes fall one by one.
Related words
- 巴士 bāshì bus
- 大巴 dàbā coach bus
- 尾巴 wěiba tail
- 嘴巴 zuǐba mouth
- 巴不得 bābudé to be eager to; to wish very much
- 巴结 bājie to curry favour with; to fawn on
- 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to clap
- 掌握 zhǎngwò to master
- 手掌 shǒuzhǎng palm of the hand
- 掌舵 zhǎngduò to steer; to be at the helm
- 掌管 zhǎngguǎn to be in charge of; to control; to manage
- 鼻涕 bítì nasal mucus; snot