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Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
to applaud, to clap
Chinese characters:
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鼓掌 ( guzhang / gŭzhăng ) is composed of these characters:
鼓 (gu)
, 掌 (zhang)
The traditional Chinese characters of gŭzhăng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
drum | palm
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