拍子 (pāi zi) — (noun) paddle, racket, or swatter (a flat object used to hit a ball or insect); (noun) beat, time (in music)
Definition
Two distinct senses: a flat hitting tool (paddle, racket, fly swatter) and the musical beat/time you clap or sing along to.
noun
paddleracketor swatter (a flat object used to hit a ball or insect)beattime (in music)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Tā mǎi le yí gè xīn de wǎng qiú pāi zi.He bought a new tennis racket.
- 拍子。Dà jiā yào gēn zhe pāi zi chàng gē.Everyone should sing along with the beat.
- 拍子。Tā yòng pāi zi dǎ sǐ le cāng ying.He killed the fly with the swatter.
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