Hanzi

鼓

drum/CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to bulge/to swell

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

gǔ

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨˇ

Jyutping

gu2

Example sentences

鼓 gǔ
他正在練習打鼓。
他正在练习打鼓。

He is practicing playing the drum.

摻 / 掺 càn
『漁陽摻』是古代著名的鼓曲。
『渔阳掺』是古代著名的鼓曲。

'Yuyang Can' is a famous piece of ancient drum music.

鼓勵 / 鼓励 gǔlì
老師鼓勵學生們努力學習，追求自己的夢想。
老师鼓励学生们努力学习，追求自己的梦想。

The teacher encourages students to study hard and pursue their dreams.

私營 / 私营 sīyíng
政府鼓勵私營企業的發展。
政府鼓励私营企业的发展。

The government encourages the development of privately-run enterprises.

鼓掌 gǔzhǎng
演出結束後，全場觀眾紛紛起立為演員們鼓掌。
演出结束后，全场观众纷纷起立为演员们鼓掌。

After the performance ended, the entire audience stood up and applauded the actors.

在座 zàizuò
在座的每位嘉賓都為他的勇氣鼓掌。
在座的每位嘉宾都为他的勇气鼓掌。

Every guest present applauded his courage.

鼓動 / 鼓动 gǔdòng
他在背後鼓動大家反對這個新規定。
他在背后鼓动大家反对这个新规定。

He is behind the scenes instigating everyone to oppose this new regulation.

鼓吹 gǔchuī
這位作家在文章中鼓吹環保理念。
这位作家在文章中鼓吹环保理念。

The writer advocated environmental ideas in the article.

Example Vocabulary

鼓

gu3

drum; to beat

鼓勵

gu3'li4

to encourage; to hearten; to inspire

鼓掌

gu3'zhang3

to applaud; to clap

鼓浪嶼

gu3'lang4'yu3

鼓起

打鼓

da3'gu3

搗鼓

dao3'gu3

鑼鼓

luo2'gu3

鼓動

gu3'dong4

to instigate; to incite; to agitate; to inspire

鼓吹

gu3'chui1

to advocate strongly; to promote; to boast

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