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鼓氣

简 鼓气 · 繁 鼓氣
Mandarin · pinyin gǔ qì

Meanings

  1. to puff up
  2. to swell up
  3. to inflate
  4. to blow air into sth
  5. (fig.) to encourage
  6. to support
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Characters in this entry

鼓
gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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3–4 · gu3 qi4

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gu2 hei3

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