鼓 gǔ

drum; beat, top, strike

HSK 4 #1123

DEFINITIONS

鼓 gǔ
  • old variant of 鼓[gu3]
  • drum
  • CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
  • to drum
  • to strike
  • to rouse
  • to bulge
  • to swell

STROKES

WORDS

鼓励 gǔ lì
HSK 4
to encourage
鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng
HSK 5
to applaud; to clap
鼓舞 gǔ wǔ
HSK 5
heartening (news); to boost (morale); CL:個|个[ge4]
鼓动 gǔ dòng
HSK 6
to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite
蒙在鼓里 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]; lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
鼓手 gǔ shǒu drummer
打鼓 dǎ gǔ to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
鼓声 gǔ shēng sound of a drum; drumbeat
鼓吹 gǔ chuī to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
欢欣鼓舞 huān xīn gǔ wǔ elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail
重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback; to prepare for new initiatives; to attempt a comeback
捣鼓 dǎo gu to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth
鼓点 gǔ diǎn drum beat; rhythm
大张旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ with great fanfare
旗鼓相当 qí gǔ xiāng dāng lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched; roughly comparable (opponents)
鼓捣 gǔ dao to tinker with; to incite
令人鼓舞 lìng rén gǔ wǔ encouraging; heartening
鼓鼓 gǔ gǔ bulging; bursting
鼓风机 gǔ fēng jī bellows; ventilator; air blower
一鼓作气 yī gǔ zuò qì in a spurt of energy
拨浪鼓 bō làng gǔ a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy); rattle-drum
耳鼓 ěr gǔ eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
鼓噪 gǔ zào din
鼓膜 gǔ mó eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
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