喝彩

hècǎi

verb HSK 7 #8,827

Meanings

1 to cheer
2 to acclaim
3 to applaud

Characters

to shout (4th tone)

Examples

观众为他的表演喝彩。

Guānzhòng wèi tā de biǎoyǎn hècǎi.

The audience cheered for his performance.

大家都为她的勇气喝彩。

Dàjiā dōu wèi tā de yǒngqì hècǎi.

Everyone applauded her courage.

Tips

mistakes

The 喝 here is pronounced hè (4th tone), not hē (1st tone) as in 喝水. This is a common pronunciation mistake.

Stroke Order

喝 hē

彩 cǎi