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鼓掌

gǔzhǎng

to applaud
Character structure
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HSK
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HSK vocabulary
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01 · MEANING

鼓掌

鼓掌 (gǔzhǎng) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to applaud; depending on context, it can also mean to clap. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01to applaud
02to clap
02 · EXAMPLES

鼓掌

汤姆鼓掌。Tāng mǔ gǔ zhǎng。

Tom applauded.

众人鼓掌。Zhòng rén gǔ zhǎng。

Everybody applauded.

学生们鼓掌。Xué shēng men gǔ zhǎng。

The students applauded.

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

鼓

鼓

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掌

掌

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04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

鼓掌

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CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD

Characters in this word

鼓Chinese character掌Chinese character
构成to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)构成to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)构成to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)