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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拍马

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拍马 pāi mǎ - to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
- fig. to encourage
- same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 54,984 45,205 41,982

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
pāi- to pat
- to clap
- to slap
- to swat
- to take (a photo)
- to shoot (a film)
- racket (sports)
- beat (music)
- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess

Other Words Containing 拍马

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拍马屁 - - 13,559 40,664 22,798
拍马 - - 54,984 45,205 41,982
溜须拍马 - - 65,107 80,069 47,497