Chinese word dictionary

拍号

pāi hào · time signature (music)

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Word information

Simplified拍号

Traditional拍號

Pinyinpāi hào

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拍pāi

to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm

号hào

mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

How to learn 拍号

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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号hào

ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment; size; ship suffix; horn (wind instrument); bugle call; assumed name; to take a pulse; classifier used to indicate number of people

号码hàomǎ

number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4]

拍照pāizhào

to take a picture

拍pāi

to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)

信号xìnhào

signal

挂号guàhào

to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail