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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 鼓

一鼓作气
yī gǔ zuò qì

in a spurt of energy

敲边鼓
qiāo biān gǔ

to back sb up

鼓动
gǔ dòng

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite

鼓励
gǔ lì

to encourage

鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng

to applaud

鼓舞
gǔ wǔ

heartening (news)

不令人鼓舞
bù lìng rén gǔ wǔ

discouraging

令人鼓舞
lìng rén gǔ wǔ

encouraging

偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ

lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease

吹鼓手
chuī gǔ shǒu

(fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises

咽鼓管
yān gǔ guǎn

Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yān] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gǔ shì] of the middle ear)

哑鼓
yǎ gǔ

drum practice pad (music)

嗵嗵鼓
tōng tōng gǔ

tom-tom (drum)

圆鼓鼓
yuán gǔ gǔ

round and bulging

大张旗鼓
dà zhāng qí gǔ

with great fanfare

大肆鼓吹
dà sì gǔ chuī

to advocate vociferously

大鼓
dà gǔ

bass drum

定音鼓
dìng yīn gǔ

timpani

小鼓
xiǎo gǔ

snare drum

弦而鼓之
xián ér gǔ zhī

to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[liú bó wēn])

打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)

打边鼓
dǎ biān gǔ

to echo what sb said

打鼓
dǎ gǔ

to beat a drum

掀风鼓浪
xiān fēng gǔ làng

to raise a storm

捣鼓
dǎo gu

to fiddle with sth

拨浪鼓
bō lang gǔ

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)

擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

敲打锣鼓
qiāo dǎ luó gǔ

lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb

旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng

lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched

晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ

lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress

暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng

lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice

更鼓
gēng gǔ

drum marking night watches

木箱鼓
mù xiāng gǔ

cajón (musical instrument)

板鼓
bǎn gǔ

small drum for marking time

架子鼓
jià zi gǔ

drum kit

桴鼓相应
fú gǔ xiāng yìng

lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts

欢欣鼓舞
huān xīn gǔ wǔ

elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed

气鼓鼓
qì gǔ gǔ

seething

水力鼓风
shuǐ lì gǔ fēng

hydraulic bellows

河鼓二
hé gǔ èr

Altair (star)

渔鼓
yú gǔ

percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)

当面锣,对面鼓
dāng miàn luó , duì miàn gǔ

lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom)

石鼓
dàn gǔ

Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan

石鼓区
dàn gǔ qū

Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan

石鼓文
shí gǔ wén

early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiǎo zhuàn]

筒鼓
tǒng gǔ

tom-tom drum (drum kit component)

箱鼓
xiāng gǔ

cajón (musical instrument)

羯鼓
jié gǔ

double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist

羯鼓催花
jié gǔ cuī huā

drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom

耳鼓
ěr gǔ

eardrum

听话听声,锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn

to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)

腰鼓
yāo gǔ

waist drum

花鼓
huā gǔ

flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum

花鼓戏
huā gǔ xì

opera form popular along Changjiang

落地鼓
luò dì gǔ

floor tom (drum kit component)

蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ

lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)

转鼓
zhuàn gǔ

rotary drum

重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ

lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback

铃鼓
líng gǔ

tambourine (musical instrument)

铜鼓
tóng gǔ

Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

铜鼓县
tóng gǔ xiàn

Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

锣鼓
luó gǔ

gongs and drums

锣鼓点
luó gǔ diǎn

Chinese percussion fixed pattern

锣齐鼓不齐
luó qí gǔ bù qí

not well coordinated (idiom)

开台锣鼓
kāi tái luó gǔ

opening gong

鱼鼓
yú gǔ

percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)

鼓吹
gǔ chuī

to agitate for

鼓吹者
gǔ chuī zhě

advocate

鼓噪
gǔ zào

(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle)

鼓室
gǔ shì

tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

鼓山
gǔ shān

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

鼓山区
gǔ shān qū

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

鼓手
gǔ shǒu

drummer

鼓打贝斯
gǔ dǎ bèi sī

drum and bass (music genre)

鼓捣
gǔ dao

to tinker with

鼓板
gǔ bǎn

clapper-board

鼓楼
gǔ lóu

a drum tower

鼓楼区
gǔ lóu qū

Drumtower city district (various)

鼓气
gǔ qì

to puff up

鼓浪屿
gǔ làng yǔ

Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[xià mén]

鼓盆
gǔ pén

lit. to drum on a bowl

鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ] grieving for his lost wife)

鼓眼睛
gǔ yǎn jīng

protruding eyes

鼓箱
gǔ xiāng

see 箱鼓[xiāng gǔ]

鼓箧
gǔ qiè

classical learning

鼓声
gǔ shēng

sound of a drum

鼓胀
gǔ zhàng

to swell

鼓膜
gǔ mó

eardrum; tympanic membrane

鼓舌
gǔ shé

to wag one's tongue

鼓起
gǔ qǐ

to summon one's (courage, faith etc)

鼓起勇气
gǔ qǐ yǒng qì

to summon one's courage

鼓足勇气
gǔ zú yǒng qì

to summon one's courage

鼓风
gǔ fēng

a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)

鼓风机
gǔ fēng jī

bellows

鼓风炉
gǔ fēng lú

a blast furnace (in modern times)

鼓点
gǔ diǎn

drum beat

鼓点子
gǔ diǎn zi

drum beat

鼓鼓
gǔ gǔ

bulging

鼓鼓囊囊
gǔ gu nāng nāng

full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc)