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Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic transcription indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
to applaud, to clap
Chinese characters:
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鼓掌 ( guzhang / gǔzhǎng ) is composed of these characters:
鼓 (gu)
, 掌 (zhang)
The traditional Chinese characters of gǔzhǎng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 鼓掌 ( guzhang / gǔzhǎng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Guanzhong relie de guzhang.
Guānzhòng rèliè de gǔzhǎng. – English translation: The audience applauded warmly.
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