Hanzi Now
CharactersIdiomsChinese NameFlashcards
Tools

Visual content

  • Chinese Text Image GeneratorCreate PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
  • Stroke Order AnimatorTurn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
  • Character Highlight AnimatorChoose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
  • Chinese Text Morph AnimatorTurn one Chinese character, word or phrase into another; download SVG, MP4 or WebM

Audio content

  • Chinese Text to SpeechRead Chinese aloud with karaoke highlighting

Teaching materials

  • Writing WorksheetsPrintable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
  • Bingo CardsPicture and word Bingo for your class
  • Picture WorksheetsChinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Other

  • Pinyin GeneratorConvert Chinese text to pinyin with tone marks
  • Chinese Zodiac CalculatorFind your animal sign from your birth date and make a zodiac card.
  • Chinese Word CounterCount characters, words and sentences in Chinese text
View all tools →
敲锣打鼓
敲锣打鼓
敲锣打鼓
敲锣打鼓
敲锣打鼓
敲锣打鼓
敲锣打鼓
敲锣打鼓

敲锣打鼓 — “To celebrate with great fanfare and noise”

敲锣打鼓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to celebrate with great fanfare and noise”. To make a big show or widely publicize something. Literally, “beat gongs and drums”.

Frequency

敲锣打鼓 Pronunciation and Pinyin

敲锣打鼓 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
敲
qiāo14strike, hit, or knock
锣
luó13a gong
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
鼓
gǔ13drum, beat, rouse, swell

Example Sentence with 敲锣打鼓

为了庆祝小明考上了理想的大学,家里敲锣打鼓地办了一场宴会。
To celebrate Xiaoming's acceptance into his dream university, the family held a banquet with great fanfare.

Idioms Related to 敲锣打鼓

Synonyms of 敲锣打鼓

  • luó锣gǔ鼓xuān喧tiān天deafening gongs and drums shake the heavens

More idioms starting with 敲

  • qiāo敲bīng冰jiá戛yù玉music or voice clear and melodious
  • qiāo敲bīng冰qiú求huǒ火attempt the impossible
  • qiāo敲bīng冰yù玉xiè屑exquisite paper
  • qiāo敲bīng冰suǒ索huǒ火futile endeavor
  • qiāo敲shān山zhèn振hǔ虎warn or intimidate indirectly
  • qiāo敲shān山zhèn震hǔ虎warn indirectly to startle someone
  • qiāo敲qiāo敲dǎ打dǎ打to prod or stimulate with words
  • qiāo敲zhà榨lè勒suǒ索extort money by threats
  • qiāo敲niú牛zǎi宰mǎ马slaughter livestock
  • qiāo敲zhú竹gàng杠extort money by taking advantage
  • qiāo敲zhī脂xī吸suǐ髓ruthlessly exploit someone to the extreme
  • qiāo敲gāo膏xī吸suǐ髓exploit someone to the extreme

Recommended tools

Character Highlight Animator

Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order

Open the tool →

Bingo Cards

Picture and word Bingo for your class

Open the tool →

Picture Worksheets

Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Open the tool →

Stroke Order Animator

Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4

Open the tool →

Questions about 敲锣打鼓

What does 敲锣打鼓 mean?

敲锣打鼓 (qiāo luó dǎ gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to celebrate with great fanfare and noise”.

How do you pronounce 敲锣打鼓?

敲锣打鼓 is pronounced qiāo luó dǎ gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 敲锣打鼓 literally mean?

Literally, 敲锣打鼓 means “beat gongs and drums”. It is used to mean “to celebrate with great fanfare and noise”.

What is the Chinese definition of 敲锣打鼓?

①指欢庆祝贺。②形容大造声势,大肆进行舆论宣扬。

Hanzi Now

Explore the charm of Chinese language

Explore

  • Characters
  • Idioms
  • Chinese Names
  • Flashcards

Tools

  • Chinese Text Image Generator
  • Stroke Order Animator
  • Character Highlight Animator
  • Bingo Cards
  • Picture Worksheets
  • All Tools

More

  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2026 Hanzi NowContact Us