<p>耳光</p>
<p><strong>ABC</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>N.</p>
<p>box on the ears; slap on the face</p>
</blockquote>
<p>巴掌</p>
<blockquote>
<p>N.</p>
<p>palm of the hand</p>
</blockquote>
<p>While they are inherently different, <code>打…巴掌</code> and <code>打…耳光</code> are roughly the same.</p>
<p>Consider these two example sentences from <strong>A Chinese-English Dictionary</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>打他一巴掌</p>
<p>dǎ tā yī bāzhang</p>
<p>give him a slap</p>
</blockquote>
<br>
<blockquote>
<p>打耳光</p>
<p>dǎ ěrguāng</p>
<p>slap sb.'s face; box sb.'s ears</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The only difference might be is that 耳光 could alude to a specific hit/slap/punch to the ears.</p>

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also note use of verb: 扇 (iciba:（用手掌打） strike with the palm of the hand; slap slap sb. in the face; box sb.'s ears 扇耳光 (jukuu:扇了他一个耳光)
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<p>耳光 means a hit on face
巴掌, when talking about hit, means a hit by palm, but maybe on face or other parts of your body
also, 巴掌 means palm as noun</p>

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<p>There is this sentence in <a href="http://chinese-at-ease.com/friends-in-desert-learn-chinese-story/" rel="nofollow">this story 沙漠里的朋友</a>: 今天我的好朋友打了我一巴掌.</p>

<p>Here, can I replace 巴掌 with 耳光?</p>

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Are 耳光 and 巴掌 the same?
# Are 耳光 and 巴掌 the same?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-13)

There is this sentence in [this story 沙漠里的朋友](http://chinese-at-ease.com/friends-in-desert-learn-chinese-story/): 今天我的好朋友打了我一巴掌.

Here, can I replace 巴掌 with 耳光?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-13. Score: 5

耳光

**ABC**

> N.
>
> box on the ears; slap on the face

巴掌

> N.
>
> palm of the hand

While they are inherently different, `打…巴掌` and `打…耳光` are roughly the same.

Consider these two example sentences from **A Chinese-English Dictionary**

> 打他一巴掌
>
> dǎ tā yī bāzhang
>
> give him a slap

  
> 打耳光
>
> dǎ ěrguāng
>
> slap sb.'s face; box sb.'s ears

The only difference might be is that 耳光 could alude to a specific hit/slap/punch to the ears.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: also note use of verb: 扇 (iciba:（用手掌打） strike with the palm of the hand; slap slap sb. in the face; box sb.'s ears 扇耳光 (jukuu:扇了他一个耳光)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-11-16. Score: 1

耳光 means a hit on face
巴掌, when talking about hit, means a hit by palm, but maybe on face or other parts of your body
also, 巴掌 means palm as noun


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