To applaud in Chinese: 叫好 (jiào hǎo)

jiào hǎo

to applaud

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to applaud
  2. 2to cheer

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄠˋ

jiào

/ j/ i/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

/ h/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 演员一出场,观众就大声叫好。

    yǎn yuán yì chū chǎng, guān zhòng jiù dà shēng jiào hǎo。

    The moment the actor appeared, the audience cheered loudly.

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