Chinese Word of the Day

鼓棒
gǔ bàng

drum stick

Definitions

Chinese > English
鼓棒	gǔbàng
1. n. drumstick (stick used to play drums)
Synonyms: 鼓槌, 枹, 桴
Components
鼓	gǔ
1. (musical instrument) drum
鼓手 - drummer
2. to drum; to beat a drum
3. (literary) to play; to perform; to sound (a musical instrument)
4. to beat; to clap
鼓掌 - to clap hands
5. to incite; to encourage
鼓勵 - to encourage
6. to protrude; to bulge
7. (attention, zh, also "drum set" (classifier 套?))
棒	bàng
1. stick; club; truncheon
2. to hit with a stick
3. (figurative) baton; responsibility; succession
4. (Mandarin, colloquial) hefty; strong
5. (Mandarin, colloquial) terrific; smart; handsome; excellent; skillful
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