拍手 (pāi shǒu) — to clap one's hands; to applaud

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning 'to clap one's hands' — used for applause, celebration, or rhythmic clapping (拍手歌), not for striking another person. Often reduplicates or takes 一下 as a quick bounded action.

verb

to clap one's handsto applaud

Examples

拍手。
Dà jiā wèi tā de jīng cǎi yǎn chū pāi shǒu.
Everyone applauded his wonderful performance.
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Tā gāo xìng dé pāi qǐ shǒu lái.
He was so happy that he started clapping.
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Lǎo shī jiǎng wán gù shi hòu, hái zi men pāi le liǎng xià shǒu.
After the teacher finished the story, the children clapped twice.

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