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拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
Pinyin
Definition
拍案而起
-
pāi àn ér qǐ
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
unable to take it any more
Character Decomposition
拍
扌
白
案
宀
女
木
而
而
起
走
己
Related Words
(20)
一起
yī qǐ
1
in the same place
2
together
3
with
4
altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
1
together
拍
pāi
1
to pat
2
to clap
3
to slap
4
to swat
5
to take (a photo)
6
to shoot (a film)
7
racket (sports)
8
beat (music)
发起
fā qǐ
1
to originate
2
to initiate
3
to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
4
to start
5
to propose sth (for the first time)
而
ér
1
and
2
as well as
3
and so
4
but (not)
5
yet (not)
6
(indicates causal relation)
7
(indicates change of state)
8
(indicates contrast)
起
qǐ
1
to rise
2
to raise
3
to get up
4
to set out
5
to start
6
to appear
7
to launch
8
to initiate (action)
9
to draft
10
to establish
11
to get (from a depot or counter)
12
verb suffix, to start
13
starting from (a time, place, price etc)
14
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
15
classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
1
to stand up
2
to get up
3
also pr. [qǐ lái]
起床
qǐ chuáng
1
to get out of bed
2
to get up
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
1
amazing
2
terrific
3
extraordinary
偷拍
tōu pāi
1
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
勾起
gōu qǐ
1
to evoke
2
to induce
3
to call to mind
4
to pick up with a hook
升起
shēng qǐ
1
to raise
2
to hoist
3
to rise
反而
fǎn ér
1
instead
2
on the contrary
3
contrary (to expectations)
图案
tú àn
1
design
2
pattern
实拍
shí pāi
1
candid photograph
2
genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
对不起
duì bu qǐ
1
unworthy
2
to let down
3
I'm sorry
4
excuse me
5
pardon me
6
if you please
7
sorry? (please repeat)
引起
yǐn qǐ
1
to give rise to
2
to lead to
3
to cause
4
to arouse
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
1
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. to appear unexpectedly
3
to arise abruptly
4
out of the blue
5
to drop into one's lap
从而
cóng ér
1
thus
2
thereby
想起
xiǎng qǐ
1
to recall
2
to think of
3
to call to mind
Idioms
(20)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
1
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
1
(of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
2
to separate
一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
1
lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
2
to hit it off
3
to click together
4
to chime in easily
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
1
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
1
to lump different matters together (idiom)
一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
1
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2
many twists and turns to a story
3
one thing after another
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to become an instant hit
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
1
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
1
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
1
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
1
to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
1
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
1
to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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