掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
Pinyin

Definition

掌声雷动
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zhǎng shēng léi dòng
  1. thunderous applause (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

巴掌
bā zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 classifier: slap
掌
zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 sole of the foot
  3. 3 paw
  4. 4 horseshoe
  5. 5 to slap
  6. 6 to hold in one's hand
  7. 7 to wield
掌控
zhǎng kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 in control of
掌握
zhǎng wò
  1. 1 to grasp (often fig.)
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. 4 to master
  5. 5 to know well
  6. 6 to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. 7 fluency
掌声
zhǎng shēng
  1. 1 applause
  2. 2 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
雷
Léi
  1. 1 surname Lei
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
  1. 1 cactus
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
地雷
dì léi
  1. 1 landmine
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
  3. 3 (fig.) sore point
  4. 4 weak spot
手掌
shǒu zhǎng
  1. 1 palm
打雷
dǎ léi
  1. 1 to rumble with thunder
  2. 2 clap of thunder
掌勺
zhǎng sháo
  1. 1 to be in charge of the cooking
  2. 2 to be the chef
  3. 3 head cook
  4. 4 chef
掌心
zhǎng xīn
  1. 1 hollow of the palm
掌柜
zhǎng guì
  1. 1 shopkeeper
掌管
zhǎng guǎn
  1. 1 in charge of
  2. 2 to control
熊掌
xióng zhǎng
  1. 1 bear paw (as food)
脚掌
jiǎo zhǎng
  1. 1 the sole of the foot
迅雷
xùn léi
  1. 1 thunderbolt
雷人
léi rén
  1. 1 (Internet slang) shocking
  2. 2 appalling
  3. 3 terrifying
  4. 4 terrific
雷克萨斯
Léi kè sà sī
  1. 1 Lexus
  2. 2 see also 凌志[Líng zhì]

Idioms (14)

干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
咆哮如雷
páo xiào rú léi
  1. 1 to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
  1. 1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
  2. 2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
  1. 1 thunderous applause (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
雷厉风行
léi lì fēng xíng
  1. 1 pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
雷打不动
léi dǎ bù dòng
  1. 1 not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
  2. 2 to adhere rigidly to regulations
  3. 3 will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
雷声大，雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
  1. 1 loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
  2. 2 action speaks louder than words
  3. 3 his bite is worse than his bark
鱼与熊掌
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
  1. 1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
  2. 2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

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