鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to applaud
to applaud; to clap
怎么记住“鼓掌”: 鼓 drum + 掌 in charge = to applaud.
汉字
用法
- To applaud/clap - 全场鼓掌 (quánchǎng gǔzhǎng) the whole audience applauded; 鼓掌欢迎 (gǔzhǎng huānyíng) welcome with applause.
- A verb-object compound (鼓 beat + 掌 palm), so it doesn't take an object directly - say 为他鼓掌 (gěi/wèi tā gǔzhǎng) applaud for him.
例句
- 汤姆鼓掌。 Tāngmǔ gǔzhǎng.Tom applauded.