鼓噪 (gǔ zào) — to clamor; to make an uproar; to kick up a fuss (formal, often of a crowd or group)

Definition

A formal verb for a crowd or group loudly 'clamoring' or 'making an uproar' (protesters, public opinion). Not used for one person's complaining — pair it with plural subjects or collective voices.

verb
to clamorto make an uproarto kick up a fuss (formal, often of a crowd or group)

Examples

  • 鼓噪，。
    Fǎn duì zhě zài huì chǎng wài dà shēng gǔ zào, yāo qiú zhèng fǔ lì jí huí yìng.
    Opponents loudly clamored outside the venue, demanding an immediate response from the government.
  • 鼓噪，。
    Méi tǐ duì zhè xiàng zhèng cè yí piàn gǔ zào, pī píng shēng bù jué yú ěr.
    The media raised a clamor over this policy, with criticism that never stopped.
  • ，鼓噪。
    Lì shǐ shàng, mín zhòng de gǔ zào wǎng wǎng néng tuī dòng shè huì biàn gé.
    Historically, the clamor of the people has often been able to drive social change.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

鼓gǔbeat
噪zàoclamor

The actions 鼓 and 噪 are combined: beating and clamoring.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 壴壴zhùdrum
  • 支支zhīhand holding drumstick

鼓 combines 壴, a drum, with 支, a hand holding a drumstick, so the character pictures a drum being struck.

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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
喿
喿zào噪zào
Same sound today

噪 combines 口 (mouth) with 喿, a part read zào and meaning 'to chirp'; the character was originally written just 喿.

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