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鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng · gu zhang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to applaud
  2. to clap
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Clapping

  1. Liangliang

    那位(nàwèi)阿姨(āyí)唱得(chàngde)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！我们(wǒmen)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)吧(ba)。

    That lady sings so well! Let's clap.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)两只(liǎngzhǐ)手(shǒu)都(dōu)拿着(názhe)东西(dōngxi)，没办法(méibànfǎ)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)。

    OK! But both my hands are full. I cannot clap.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)拿着(názhe)什么(shénme)？

    What are you holding?

  4. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)，还有(háiyǒu)一杯(yībēi)热水(rèshuǐ)。

    A baked sweet potato and a cup of hot water.

  5. Liangliang

    把(bǎ)红薯(hóngshǔ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)，你(nǐ)来(lái)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)。

    Give me the sweet potato. You do the clapping.

  6. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)！红薯(hóngshǔ)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)脚(jiǎo)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)！

    No way! The sweet potato is mine. I will clap with my feet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)为(wèi)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)者(zhě)鼓(gǔ)掌(zhǎng)。

We gave the performer a round of applause.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by end · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

观(guān)众(zhòng)们(men)为(wèi)他(tā)的(de)付(fù)出(chū)的(de)努(nǔ)力(lì)而(ér)鼓(gǔ)掌(zhǎng)。

The audience applauded his efforts.

Tatoeba: Chinese by dandan4doris · English by ulyssemc1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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