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击掌

jī zhǎng · ji zhang

Traditional 擊掌

Meaning

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

  1. Qiqi

    我们(wǒmen)赢(yíng)了(le)！灯灯(dēngdēng)，击掌(jīzhǎng)！

    We won! Dengdeng, high five!

  2. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，击掌(jīzhǎng)！

    Come on, high five!

  3. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)击掌(jīzhǎng)？

    Why don't you high-five me?

  4. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)，没(méi)看到(kàndào)。

    You were looking at your phone and didn't see.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)补(bǔ)一个(yīgè)击掌(jīzhǎng)。

    Then I'll make up a high five now.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，三个(sāngè)人(rén)一起(yīqǐ)击掌(jīzhǎng)！

    Okay, all three of us, high five!

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In a sentence

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01

贝(bèi)内(nèi)迪(dí)托(tuō)与(yǔ)排(pái)队(duì)的(de)粉(fěn)丝(sī)们(men)击(jī)掌(zhǎng)。

Benedito gave out high fives to fans in the queue.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

球(qiú)队(duì)得(dé)分(fēn)后(hòu)，队(duì)友(yǒu)们(men)互(hù)相(xiāng)击(jī)掌(zhǎng)庆(qìng)祝(zhù)。

After the team scored, the teammates high-fived each other in celebration.

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