掌
声

Applause in Chinese: 掌声 (zhǎng shēng)

zhǎng shēng

applause

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 掌聲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1applause

Stroke order

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掌
声

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ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

掌声

Simplified

掌聲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 演出结束时响起了热烈的掌声。

    yǎn chū jié shù shí xiǎng qǐ le rè liè de zhǎng shēng。

    Warm applause broke out when the performance ended.

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Related words

声

shēng

sound

声音

shēng yīn

voice

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

to applaud

声调

shēng diào

tone

掌握

zhǎng wò

to grasp (often fig.)

大声

dà shēng

loud voice

小声

xiǎo shēng

in a low voice

歌声

gē shēng

singing voice

声明

shēng míng

to state

铃声

líng shēng

ring

相声

xiàng sheng

comic dialogue

响声

xiǎng shēng

noise

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