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举手加额 — “Raise hands to forehead”

举手加额 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to raise one's hands to the forehead as a gesture of profound respect, welcome, or celebration; to express great joy or gratitude through this gesture”. Literally, “raise hands to forehead”.

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举手加额 Pronunciation and Pinyin

举手加额 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
举
jǔ9lift, raise, or undertake
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
加
jiā5to add, increase, or apply
额
é15forehead, amount, quota

Example Sentence with 举手加额

听到这个好消息,大家伙儿都举手加额,脸上洋溢着开心的笑容。
Upon hearing the good news, everyone raised their hands to their foreheads, their faces beaming with happy smiles.

Idioms Related to 举手加额

More idioms starting with 举

  • jǔ举yī一fǎn反sān三infer many from one
  • jǔ举yī一fèi废bǎi百cite one, disregard many
  • jǔ举bù不shèng胜jǔ举too many to list
  • jǔ举shì世wú无lún伦unparalleled in the world
  • jǔ举shì世wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
  • jǔ举shì世wú无dí敌Unrivaled in the world
  • jǔ举shì世wú无bǐ比unrivaled in the world
  • jǔ举shì世hún混zhuó浊the whole world is corrupt
  • jǔ举shì世jiē皆zhī知known to all the world
  • jǔ举shì世zhǔ瞩mù目attract worldwide attention
  • jǔ举shì世mò莫bǐ比unparalleled in the world
  • jǔ举shì世wén闻míng名world-renowned

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Questions about 举手加额

What does 举手加额 mean?

举手加额 (jǔ shǒu jiā é) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to raise one's hands to the forehead as a gesture of profound respect, welcome, or celebration; to express great joy or gratitude through this gesture”.

How do you pronounce 举手加额?

举手加额 is pronounced jǔ shǒu jiā é in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 举手加额 literally mean?

Literally, 举手加额 means “raise hands to forehead”. It is used to mean “to raise one's hands to the forehead as a gesture of profound respect, welcome, or celebration; to express great joy or gratitude through this gesture”.

What is the Chinese definition of 举手加额?

拱手与额相齐,是古人表示欢庆的意思。

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