# 拍板 (pāibǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拍板 (pāibǎn) means “to make the final decision; wooden clappers”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to make the final decision; wooden clappers
- Pinyin: pāibǎn (pai1 ban3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这件事还得经理来拍板。
  Zhè jiàn shì hái děi jīnglǐ lái pāibǎn.
  This matter still needs the manager to make the final decision.

## Characters

- [拍](https://hanziro.com/word/pai-pat/) (pāi): to pat; to clap
- [板](https://hanziro.com/word/ban-board/) (bǎn): board; plank

https://hanziro.com/word/pai-ban-make-final-decision/

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