拍子 (pāizi): beat (music)

Measure Word

一个拍子 gè

这首歌是四四拍子。

Zhè shǒu gē shì sì sì pāizi.

This song is in 4/4 time.

跟着拍子打节奏。

Gēnzhe pāizi dǎ jiézòu.

Follow the beat and keep rhythm.

mistakes

For sports rackets, 球拍 (qiúpāi) is more standard than 拍子. 拍子 for rackets is informal.

拍 pāi

子 zǐ