鼓

Drum in Chinese: 鼓 (gǔ)

gǔ

drum

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Definitions

  1. 1drum
  2. 2to drum
  3. 3to strike
  4. 4to rouse
  5. 5to bulge
  6. 6to swell

Stroke order

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鼓

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨˇ

gǔ

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 节日里大家一起敲鼓跳舞。

    jié rì lǐ dà jiā yì qǐ qiāo gǔ tiào wǔ。

    During the festival everyone beats drums and dances together.

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Related words

鼓励

gǔ lì

to encourage

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

to applaud

鼓舞

gǔ wǔ

heartening (news)

鼓动

gǔ dòng

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral)

敲边鼓

qiāo biān gǔ

to back sb up

一鼓作气

yī gǔ zuò qì

in a spurt of energy

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