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

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 拍手
    Dà jiā wèi tā de jīng cǎi yǎn chū pāi shǒu.
    Everyone applauded his wonderful performance.
  • Tā gāo xìng dé pāi qǐ shǒu lái.
    He was so happy that he started clapping.
  • 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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