打拍子 (dǎ pāi zi) — to beat time (in music), to mark the rhythm

Définition

A separable verb meaning 'to beat time / mark the rhythm' — 打 splits from 拍子, which on its own means 'beat (in music)'. With a numeral or noun between (打两拍), it counts beats or sets a pattern.

verb
to beat time (in music)to mark the rhythm

Exemples

  • 打拍子
    Zhǐ huī zài tái shàng dǎ pāi zi, yuè duì gēn zhe yǎn zòu.
    The conductor beat time on stage, and the orchestra played along.
  • Tā yì biān chàng gē, yì biān yòng shǒu dǎ zhù pāi zi.
    He sang while beating time with his hand.
  • Lǎo shī jiào wǒ men dǎ yí gè sì pāi de pāi zi.
    The teacher taught us to beat a four-beat pattern.
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