# 鼓掌 (gǔzhǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 鼓掌 (gǔzhǎng) means “to applaud; to clap”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to applaud; to clap
- Pinyin: gǔzhǎng (gu3 zhang3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 大家听了他的发言都热烈鼓掌。
  Dàjiā tīngle tā de fāyán dōu rèliè gǔzhǎng.
  Everyone applauded warmly after hearing his speech.

## Characters

- [鼓](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-drum/) (gǔ): drum; to beat a drum
- 掌 (zhǎng): palm of the hand; sole of the foot

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-zhang-applaud/

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