鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

鼓掌
 - 
gǔ zhǎng
  1. to applaud
  2. to clap

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 classifier: 阵 zhèn

Idioms (20)

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
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
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)

Sample Sentences

接下来，请王伟为大家发言，鼓掌！
jiēxiàlái ，qǐng WángWěi wèi dàjiā fāyán ，gǔzhǎng ！
Next, we'd like to invite Wang Wei to say some words to everyone. Let's have a round of applause!
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鼓掌
gǔzhǎng
To applaud.
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希望您能达成所愿！同时我们也要为您的勇气鼓掌！
xīwàng nín néng dáchéngsuǒyuàn ！tóngshí wǒmen yě yào wèi nín de yǒngqì gǔzhǎng ！
We hope your wishes can come true! At the same time, we would also like to applaud you for your courage!
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