欢呼 (huān hū) — to cheer, to acclaim, to hail

Definition

欢呼 is to cheer loudly and joyfully as a crowd — closer to 喝彩 ('acclaim') but louder and more emotional. Distinct from 鼓掌 (clapping) and 叫好 (shouting 'bravo').

verb

to cheerto acclaimto hail

Examples

欢呼。
Guān zhòng wèi yǎn yuán de jīng cǎi biǎo yǎn huān hū.
The audience cheered for the actors' wonderful performance.
，欢呼，。
Bǐ sài jié shù hòu, quán chǎng huān hū, zhǎng shēng bú duàn.
After the match ended, the whole venue cheered with nonstop applause.
，欢呼。
Tīng dào tā bèi lù qǔ de xiāo xi, wǒ men dōu huān hū qǐ lái.
Hearing the news that he got admitted, we all started cheering.

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