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The Chinese word guzhang - 鼓掌 - gǔzhǎng
(to applaud in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

gǔzhǎng

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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

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:


Chinese characters  ( guzhang / gǔzhǎng ) with pronunciation (English translation: to applaud )

For obtaining stroke order animations, visit the links to the individual characters below.
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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