叫好

jiàohǎo

verb HSK 7-9 #21,827

Meanings

观众纷纷叫好。

Guānzhòng fēnfēn jiàohǎo.

The audience cheered one after another.

他的表演赢得了满堂叫好。

Tā de biǎoyǎn yíngdé le mǎntáng jiàohǎo.

His performance won cheers from the entire audience.

usage

叫好 is specifically about vocal cheering/applause. Compare with 鼓掌 which means to clap hands.

叫 jiào

好 hǎo