HSK 5 vocabulary › 鼓掌
鼓掌
鼓掌 in English: to applaud; to clap
gǔ zhǎng
to applaud; to clap
How to pronounce 鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng (without tone marks: gu zhang). gǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; zhǎng is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 鼓掌
鼓 gǔ
drum; to drum; to strike
drum; to drum; to strike
掌 zhǎng
palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw
palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw
Related words
| 鼓励 | gǔ lì | to encourage | HSK 4 |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news); to boost (morale) | HSK 5 |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.); to control | HSK 5 |
| 鼓动 | gǔ dòng | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage | HSK 6 |