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鼓
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Definitions
- 1. drum
- 2. to drum
- 3. to strike
- 4. to rouse
- 5. to bulge
- 6. to swell
Example Sentences
1 shown學生們 鼓 掌。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 鼓
Altair (star)
eardrum
round and bulging
encouraging
drum kit
small drum for marking time
lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom)
rotary drum
tom-tom drum (drum kit component)
to echo what sb said
advocate
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
drum and bass (music genre)
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan
to back sb up
eardrum; tympanic membrane
Chinese percussion fixed pattern
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiǎo zhuàn]
lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
drum marking night watches
tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum
drum beat
clapper-board
to agitate for
gongs and drums
tambourine (musical instrument)
to applaud
hydraulic bellows
drum practice pad (music)
to fiddle with sth
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])
opera form popular along Changjiang
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite
lit. to drum on a bowl
cajón (musical instrument)
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
timpani
(fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises
a drum tower
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
protruding eyes
discouraging
to advocate vociferously
with great fanfare
elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
to raise a storm
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
opening gong
to summon one's courage
a blast furnace (in modern times)
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)
to tinker with
sound of a drum
lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
not well coordinated (idiom)
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ] grieving for his lost wife)
Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
drummer
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
seething
floor tom (drum kit component)
Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[xià mén]
cajón (musical instrument)
to puff up
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
Drumtower city district (various)
to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
bulging
(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle)
to summon one's courage
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
tom-tom (drum)
Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yān] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gǔ shì] of the middle ear)
snare drum
classical learning
bellows
see 箱鼓[xiāng gǔ]
full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc)
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
drum beat
to swell
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
to wag one's tongue
to encourage
waist drum
in a spurt of energy
double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
bass drum
heartening (news)
to beat a drum