Chinese word dictionary

拍胸脯

pāi xiōng pú · to vouch for

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Word information

Simplified拍胸脯

Traditional拍胸脯

Pinyinpāi xiōng pú

Part of speechDictionary

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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

胸xiōng

breast, bosom; heart, mind

脯pú

dried meat; preserved fruits

How to learn 拍胸脯

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.

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Words with the same characters

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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)

拍摄pāishè

to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)

胸xiōng

chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax; variant of 胸[xiong1]

拍板pāibǎn

wooden clappers (percussion instrument); to beat time with clappers (for a singer); (auctioneer's) board or gavel; to slap the board to signal a sale; to bring down the gavel; (fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say

拍卖pāimài

to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price