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鼓

gǔ / gǔ
HSK 5

English Meaning

(gǔ) old variant of 鼓 | (gǔ) drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell

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没有必要如此大张旗鼓 是
HSK 5 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

你先去查查胡达 若他只是因为嫉妒而杀了他

“Go look into Hu Da first. If it'd been truly just a jealousy murder,”

“Lou Chuo wouldn't have gone to all that trouble. Understood.”

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对 是被一辆马车接走的 几个女孩先出来

“Yes, a carriage picked them up. A few girls came out first.”

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你说这海潮 临时打了退堂鼓
HSK 5 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“He really let us down and made things awkward by bailing at the eleventh hour.”

1. PREVIOUS

这本来都跟人家约好了

“We've made an appointment,”

“but Haichao backed out suddenly.”

3. NEXT

真是

“How could he?”

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心里在鼓掌吧
HSK 5 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You might look innocent, but I know you are secretly thrilled.”

1. PREVIOUS

你在干什么

“what were you doing?”

2. TARGET TURN 心里在鼓掌吧

“Applauding in your head?”

3. NEXT

你这个孩子

“You brat.”

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