打拍子

dǎpāizi

verb #28,855

Meanings

HSK 3

她一边听音乐，一边用脚打拍子。

Tā yībiān tīng yīnyuè, yībiān yòng jiǎo dǎ pāizi.

She listened to music while tapping her foot to the beat.

HSK 6

指挥用手打拍子，乐团跟着节奏演奏。

Zhǐhuī yòng shǒu dǎ pāizi, yuètuán gēnzhe jiézòu yǎnzòu.

The conductor beat time with his hand, and the orchestra played along with the rhythm.

memory

Think: 打 (hit/strike) + 拍子 (beat/tempo) = to strike the beat. 拍子 also means a racket (e.g., 球拍), so imagine hitting a ball in time with music.

打 dǎ

拍 pāi

子 zǐ