Chinese word dictionary

掌掴

zhǎng guāi · to slap (with the palm of the hand)

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Word information

Simplified掌掴

Traditional掌摑

Pinyinzhǎng guāi

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.

掌zhǎng

in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

掴guāi

to slap, to box one's ears

How to learn 掌掴

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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鼓掌gǔzhǎng

to applaud; to clap

掌声zhǎngshēng

applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

掌握zhǎngwò

to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency

巴掌bāzhang

palm of the hand; classifier: slap

手掌shǒuzhǎng

palm

掌舵zhǎngduò

to steer (a ship)