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to applaud

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gu3zhang3 gǔzhǎng

Meaning


Primary

to applaud

Alternatives

applaud, applauded, applauds, applauding, clap, to clap

Mnemonic


鼓掌 To applaud, you hit your 掌 palms together to make the sound of a 鼓 drum.

Usage


她 得到 了 热烈 的 鼓掌。

She received enthusiastic applause.

观众 开始 鼓掌。

The audience started to applaud.

表演 很 糟糕, 所以 没人 鼓掌。

The show was horrible, so nobody applauded.

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