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pā 趴 V prostrate, lie prone
pá 爬 V crawl, climb ■ 他们的儿子才一岁，还不 会走路，只会在地上爬。Tāmen de érzi cái yí suì,
hái bú huì zǒulù, zhǐ huì zài dì shang pá. Their son is only a year old; he still can’t walk and can
only crawl on the floor.
páshān 爬山 V & N climb a hill or mountain; mountaineering
páxíng 爬行 V creep, crawl
páxíng dòngwù 爬行动物 N reptile
pà 怕 1 V fear, be afraid ■ 一个人住这么大的房 子，我有点儿怕。Yí ge rén zhù zhème dà de
fángzi, wǒ yǒu diǎnr pà. I’m a bit afraid to live alone in such a big house. ■ 我怕他没接到我的短
信， 又打了电话。Wǒ pà tā méi jiēdào wǒ de duǒxìn, yòu dǎle diànhuà. I was afraid he might
not get my text message, so I rang him. 2 ADV same as 恐 怕 kǒngpà, but with less force.
pāi 拍 V pat, clap ■ 孩子们拍手欢迎新老 师。Háizimen pāishǒu huānyíng xīn lǎoshī. The children
gave the new teacher a big hand.
pāimài 拍卖 V auction, sell at a reduced price
pāishǒu 拍手 V clap, applaud
pāizhào 拍照 V take photos ■ 此处不准拍 照。Cǐchù bùzhǔn pāizhào. No photographing here.
Picture-taking not allowed here.
pái 排 I V 1 arrange in a definite order ■ 旅客排成 一行，等待登机前检查。Lǚkè pái chéng yì háng,
děngdài dēngjī qián jiǎnchá. The travelers stood in a line for the preflight inspection. 2 remove II N
row, rank ■ “你的票是几排几座？”“七排 四座。”“Nǐ de piào shì jǐ pái jǐ zuò?” “Qī pái sì
zuò.” “What is the seat and row in your ticket?” “Row 7, Seat 4.” ■ 我要坐在前排，后排听不
请。Wǒ yào zuòzài qián pái, hòu pái tīng bu qīng. I want to sit in a front row. I can’t hear clearly
in the back seats. III MEASURE WORD (for things arranged in a row) 一排椅子 yì pái yǐzi a row of chairs
páichì 排斥 [comp: 排 remove + 斥 denounce] V expel, reject
páichú 排除 [comp: 排 expel + 除 deduct] V rule out, eliminate 排除这种可能性 páichú zhè zhǒng kěnéngxìng
rule out this possibility / 排除障碍 páichú zhàng'ài surmount an obstacle
páiduì 排队 V form a line, line up, queue up
páifàng 排放 V discharge (waste gas, sewage, etc.)
páijǐ 排挤 [comp: 排 expel + 挤 squeeze] V elbow out, push aside, squeeze out
páiliàn 排练 V & N rehearse; rehearsal
páiliè 排列 V arrange, put in order 按字母顺序排列 àn zìmǔ shùnxù páiliè arrange in alphabetical order
páiqiú 排球 [modif: 排 row + 球 ball] N volleyball (只 zhī) ■ 夏天我们常常在海边打排球。Xiàtiān
wǒmen chángcháng zài hǎibiān dǎ páiqiú. In summer we often play volleyball at the seaside.
páihuái 徘徊 V pace up and down, move hesitatingly
pái 牌¹ N playing cards (张 zhāng, 副 fù) ■ 他在火 车上和别的旅客一起打牌。Tā zài huǒchē shang
hé biéde lǚkè yìqǐ dǎpái. He played cards with fellow passengers on the train. ■ 我不会打这种
牌。Wǒ bú huì dǎ zhè zhǒng pái. I don’t know how to play this card game. 打牌 dǎpái play cards /
发牌 fāpái deal cards / 洗牌 xǐpái shuffle cards

NOTE: 扑克牌 pūkèpái is    a   more    common  word    for playing cards (noun).

pái 牌² N brand name, brand ■ 你买的汽车是什么 牌的？Nǐ mǎi de qìchē shì shénme pái de? What
brand of car did you buy? 名牌 míngpái famous brand, name brand
páizi 牌子 [suffix: 牌 signboard + 子 nominal suffix] N 1 signboard (块 kuài) ■ 他在门口放了 一块牌
子，“减价出售”。Tā zài ménkǒu fàngle yí kuài páizi, “jiǎnjià chūshòu”. He put up a
signboard at the gate: “Discount sale.” 2 same as 牌² pái ■ 这种牌子的衣服特别贵。Zhè zhǒng