拍電

拍电
pāidiàn
to send a telegram

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 拍 pāi
  1. to pat
  2. to clap
  3. to slap
  4. to swat
  5. to take (a photo)
  6. to shoot (a film)
  7. racket (sports)
  8. beat (music)
2 電 diàn
  1. lightning
  2. electricity
  3. electric (bound form)
  4. to get (or give) an electric shock
  5. phone call or telegram etc
  6. to send via telephone or telegram etc

Containing this entry

拍電影 pāidiànyǐng to make a movie
拍電報 pāidiànbào

Related entries

發電 fādiàn
  1. to generate electricity
  2. to send a telegram
請發電郵到 name@email.com 給我。

Please write me at name@email.com.

Source: Tatoeba