gǔ zhǎng
applaud
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观众们鼓掌欢迎这位著名的钢琴家。
guānzhòngmen gǔzhǎng huānyíng zhè wèi zhùmíng de gāngqínjiā.
The audience applauded to welcome the famous pianist.
当他发表完演讲后，台下响起了热烈的掌声。
dāng tā fābiǎo wán yǎnjiǎng hòu, tái xià xiǎngqǐle rèliè de zhǎngshēng.
When he finished his speech, there was warm applause from the audience.
我们应该为他们的努力鼓掌。
wǒmen yīnggāi wèi tāmen de nǔlì gǔzhǎng.
We should applaud their efforts.
拍手 (pāishǒu)
clap hands
鼓掌 (gǔzhǎng)
applaud
嘘声 (xū shēng)
booing
喝倒彩 (hē dǎo cǎi)
jeering
The Chinese word 鼓掌 (gǔzhǎng) is composed of two characters: 鼓 (gǔ) and 掌 (zhǎng). The character 鼓 originally meant "drum" and was used to represent the sound of beating a drum. Over time, it came to be used more broadly to refer to any kind of clapping or applause. The character 掌 originally meant "palm" and was used to represent the action of clapping hands. When combined, the two characters 鼓掌 literally mean "drum palm" and are used to represent the act of clapping hands in applause.
