拍案叫绝

拍案叫絕
pāi'àn-jiàojué
idiom #54,806

Meanings

  1. 1 to slap the table and shout 'brilliant!'
  2. 2 to cry out in admiration
  3. 3 to applaud enthusiastically

Examples

HSK 6
Tā de huídá miào jíle, ràng rén pāi'ànjiàojué.
His answer was so brilliant it had everyone slapping the table in admiration.
HSK 6
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de qíngjié shèjì lìng rén pāi'ànjiàojué.
The plotting of this novel is so clever it makes you cry out in admiration.

Tips

memory
Picture an old scholar in a teahouse hearing a brilliant line - he slaps the table 拍案 and shouts 'jué!' (perfect, masterful). The 案 here is a low desk/table.

Stroke Order

拍 pāi
案 àn
叫 jiào
绝 jué