拍 pāi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 白 white
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拍板
pāibǎn
to make the final decision
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这项改革争论了半年，最终由董事会拍板实施。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé zhēnglùn le bànnián, zuìzhōng yóu dǒngshìhuì pāibǎn shíshī. This reform was debated for half a year before the board finally decided to implement it.
- 价格问题由经理拍板，我们不能决定。 Jiàgé wèntí yóu jīnglǐ pāibǎn, wǒmen bù néng juédìng. The manager makes the final call on pricing; we can't decide.
- 装修方案还没拍板，先别买材料。 Zhuāngxiū fāng'àn hái méi pāibǎn, xiān bié mǎi cáiliào. The renovation plan hasn't been finalised; don't buy materials yet.
Related words
- 拍 pāi to pat; to take a photo
- 拍照 pāizhào to take photos
- 拍摄 pāishè to film; to shoot
- 拍卖 pāimài to auction
- 黑板 hēibǎn blackboard
- 板 bǎn board; plank
- 老板 lǎobǎn boss; shop owner
- 板块 bǎnkuài sector; plate; block
- 地板 dìbǎn floor; floorboard
- 叫板 jiàobǎn to challenge; to defy
- 天花板 tiānhuābǎn ceiling
- 宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather; to prefer to