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批

pī

1. measure word classifier: batches

   商店进了一批新货。

   Shāngdiàn jìn le yī pī xīn huò.

   The store got in a new batch of goods.

2. verb to criticize; to approve; to correct (as in 批评, 批准)

   老师在批改作业。

   Lǎoshī zài pīgǎi zuòyè.

   The teacher is marking homework.

3. adjective in bulk; wholesale

   这家店只批发不零售。

   Zhè jiā diàn zhǐ pīfā bù língshòu.

   This shop sells only wholesale, not retail.

4. verb to slap; to chop

   他一掌批过去。

   Tā yī zhǎng pī guòqù.

   He slapped out with his palm.

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