叫绝

叫絕

jiàojué

verb #35,750

Meanings

1 to shout in admiration
2 to praise as superb
3 to acclaim

Characters

to shout, cry out

superb, ultimate

Examples

他的表演让观众拍案叫绝。

Tā de biǎoyǎn ràng guānzhòng pāi'àn jiàojué.

His performance had the audience slapping the table in admiration.

这道菜的味道令人叫绝。

Zhè dào cài de wèidào lìng rén jiàojué.

The flavor of this dish is absolutely praiseworthy.

Tips

usage

叫绝 almost always appears inside the four-character idiom 拍案叫绝 (slap the table and cry 'superb!'). Standalone 叫绝 is rare — pair it with 令人 or 拍案.

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

绝 jué