扑打

撲打
pūdǎ
  1. to swat
  2. (of wings) to flap

CEDICT

  1. to flap (of wings)
  2. to swat

Wiktionary

拍打。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

扑打 pudā

Entry Composition

1 扑 pū
  1. to throw oneself at
  2. to pounce on
  3. to devote one's energies
  4. to flap
  5. to flutter
  6. to dab
  7. to pat
  8. to bend over
2 打 dǎ
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")

Related entries

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)
湯姆拍了手。

Tom clapped his hands.

Tom applauded.

Tom clapped.

Tom clapped his hands together.

Source: Tatoeba

扇动 shāndòng
  1. to fan
  2. to flap
  3. to incite
  4. to instigate (a strike etc)
振 zhèn
  1. to shake
  2. to flap
  3. to vibrate
  4. to resonate
  5. to rise up with spirit
  6. to rouse oneself
为了惩处累犯，约翰逊先生也创造了“二振出局”的政策，再次严重违反准则将永久失去免费旅行权利。

In order to deal with repeat offenders, Mr Johnson is also establishing a "two strikes and you're out" policy - serious breaches of the rules will result in permanent removal of free travel rights.

Source: Tatoeba

扑扇 pūshan
  1. to flutter
  2. to flap
拍打 pāida
  1. to pat
  2. to slap
  3. (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
波浪拍打着海岸。

Waves crashing against the coast.

Source: Tatoeba

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