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拍马
拍馬
pāimǎ
1. to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
2. fig. to encourage
3. same as [[拍馬屁|拍马屁]], to flatter or toady

Character Breakdown

拍
pāi
to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
HSK 5 8 丶
马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3 3 丶

Compound Words (4)

拍马屁
pāimǎpì
to flatter
拍马者
pāimǎzhě
flatterer
吹牛拍马
chuīniúpāimǎ
to resort to bragging and flattering
溜须拍马
liūxūpāimǎ
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants

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