拍案而起 pāi àn ér qǐ

unable to take it any more

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 81950th word

Definitions

  1. 1. unable to take it any more
  2. 2. lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether

Characters

Character Meaning
拍 pāi HSK 5
to pat; to clap; to slap
案 àn HSK 4
(legal) case; table; file
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start