拍子 — meaning in English

English meaning

• beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
• meter noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.

Senses

拍子 is used for these senses in English:

• beat (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
• meter US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).

beat — full definition

1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

meter — full definition

1. noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.
2. verb To measure or control the amount of something using such a device.

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