鼓掌

gǔzhǎng

verb HSK 5 #3,681

Meanings

1 to applaud; to clap
2 to give a round of applause

Characters

to beat; to strike

palm of the hand

To strike the palms together — to clap, to applaud.

Examples

观众热烈地鼓掌。

Guānzhòng rèliè de gǔzhǎng.

The audience applauded enthusiastically.

演讲结束后，大家鼓掌欢迎。

Yǎnjiǎng jiéshù hòu, dàjiā gǔzhǎng huānyíng.

After the speech, everyone clapped to welcome.

请大家鼓掌！

Qǐng dàjiā gǔzhǎng!

Please give a round of applause!

他表演完，全场鼓掌。

Tā biǎoyǎn wán, quán chǎng gǔzhǎng.

After his performance, the whole venue applauded.

Tips

usage

鼓掌 is a separable verb — you can insert words between 鼓 and 掌: 鼓了三次掌 (clapped three times). Common phrases: 热烈鼓掌 (applaud warmly), 鼓掌欢迎 (welcome with applause).

Stroke Order

鼓 gǔ

掌 zhǎng