派 pā ㄆㄚ paai3

派 pài ㄆㄞˋ paai3 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4

  • (literary) tributary; branch of a river
  • clique; school; group; faction
  • (bound form) style; manner
  • to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb)
  • classifier for factions, groups etc
  • (preceded by 一 yī ㄧ ) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc
  • (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...
  • (loanword) pie

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Example sentences

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 爱 愛 ( ài oi3 ) 派对 派對 ( pài duì paai3 deoi3 )。

    I love parties.

  • 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 派对 派對 ( pài duì paai3 deoi3 ) 上 ( shàng soeng5 ) 见 見 ( jiàn gin3 )

    See you at the party.

  • 一派胡言 ( yī pài hú yán jat1 paai3 wu4 jin4 )!

    A bunch of nonsense!

  • 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 派对 派對 ( pài duì paai3 deoi3 ) 上 ( shàng soeng5 ) 见 見 ( jiàn gin3 )。

    See you at the party.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 没 沒 ( méi mut6 ) 去 ( qù heoi3 ) 派对 派對 ( pài duì paai3 deoi3 )。

    I was absent from the party.

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