拍案叫绝 (pāi àn jiào jué) — to express great admiration or praise; to be extremely impressed
Definition
A vivid four-character idiom: literally ‘slap the table and shout bravo,’ used to praise something as brilliant or exceptional. Used only for genuine admiration, stronger than everyday 太好了 or 很好.
idiom
to express great admiration or praiseto be extremely impressed
Examples
- ，拍案叫绝。Kàn dào zhè fú huà de chuàng yì, dà jiā wú bù pāi àn jiào jué.Seeing the creativity of this painting, everyone was deeply impressed.
- ，拍案叫绝。Tā de yǎn jiǎng jīng cǎi jí le, tīng zhòng men fēn fēn pāi àn jiào jué.His speech was so brilliant that the audience broke into applause and admiration.
- 拍案叫绝，。Zhè ge jiě jué fāng àn ràng rén pāi àn jiào jué, zhēn shì tiān cái de xiǎng fǎ.This solution is truly admirable — it's a genius idea.
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