拍手

pāishǒu
to clap one's hands

CEDICT

to clap one's hands; to applaud

Wiktionary

双手相拍击，鼓掌。《儒林外史．第一三回》：「马二先生拍手笑道：『好主意。』」《红楼梦．第一七、一八回》：「众人听了，一发鬨声拍手道妙。」也作「拍掌」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 打手掌
  2. 双手相拍击

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 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)
2 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Related entries

击掌 jīzhǎng
  1. to clap one's hands
  2. to clap each other's hands
  3. high five