喝彩声 (hè cǎi shēng) — cheers, applause, acclamation

Definition

A concrete noun for the cheering itself — the shouts and applause from an audience, usually during a performance or sports event.

noun
cheersapplauseacclamation

Examples

  • 喝彩声。
    Guān zhòng men fā chū rè liè de hè cǎi shēng.
    The audience gave warm cheers.
  • 喝彩声。
    Yǎn yuán zài hè cǎi shēng zhōng zǒu xià le wǔ tái.
    The performer walked off the stage amid cheers.
  • 喝彩声。
    Yùn dòng yuán tīng dào hè cǎi shēng hòu gèng jiā nǔ lì le.
    The athlete tried even harder after hearing the cheers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

喝彩cheer
喝hēshout彩cǎiapplause
动宾Verb + object
声shēngsound

喝彩 means to cheer, and 声 marks the sound, together naming cheers or applause.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
曷
曷hé喝hē
Same sound today

The 口 part is a mouth. The 曷 part gives the sound.

Open 喝 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
采
采cǎi彩cǎi
Same sound today

彩 puts 采, which gives the sound, next to 彡, the three-stroke mark that carries the meaning.

Open 彩 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

Open 声 →

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