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to applaud
applause
to grasp
palm
to steer
in charge of
hollow of the palm
to take over
the cutin skin of a horse's hoof
to appraise
in charge
palm of the hand
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When I entered the house, they all applauded.
Source: Tatoeba #718435 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe gave him a slap in the face.
Source: Tatoeba #1059436 · CC BY 2.0 FRThey had a good command of French.
Source: Tatoeba #787240 · CC BY 2.0 FRI can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
Source: Tatoeba #503191 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe whole audience got up and started to applaud.
Source: Tatoeba #2394584 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe audience applauded his efforts.
Source: Tatoeba #1193455 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.