hit the gong vs beat the gong

Both 'hit the gong' and 'beat the gong' are correct phrases that can be used interchangeably. They both refer to striking a gong to produce a sound.

Last updated: April 07, 2024 • 449 views

hit the gong

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase means to strike a gong with a mallet or stick to produce a sound.

Examples:

He hit the gong to signal the end of the performance.
The musician hit the gong at the climax of the song.

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You get to hit the gong to start the game.
I'll come when the gong hits.
I don't know, hit a gong and stuff.
The drama was a massive hit and Gong won Best Actor at the Baeksang Awards for his performance.
You hit a gong, it makes a dong sound, and then you realize something.
The sound attack on the instruments is designed to extend their timber possibilities: sticks made of different material and thickness that hit on various points of the marimba bars, the logdrums, and the gong.
The Gong arts belong to the Gong family.
The curse is only activated if you ring the gong three times and... you already hit it two times, didn't you?
Sorry, I could never resist the gong.
So trade your talk time when you hear... the gong.
I let you off before... to avoid destroying the Gong clan.
The Gong Family legacy... I return to you.
The Gong Family has never lost before.
The Gongs have never been defeated.
Then the Gong Family legacy cannot live on in you.
Mr IP, the Gong Family is through.
The Gong multipurpose hall in the former gas collector hosts conferences and concerts.
Perhaps the most interesting part of a performance is the gong throwing.
Well, I ought to go and ring the gong.
Ladies and gentlemen, the host of The Gong Show...

Alternatives:

strike the gong
play the gong
sound the gong
bang the gong
ring the gong

beat the gong

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase also means to strike a gong with a mallet or stick to produce a sound.

Examples:

She beat the gong to start the ceremony.
The monk beat the gong to call the community to prayer.

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Participants beat gongs, recite Yao sutras, and sing songs dedicated to Lord Pan to revel in celebration and pay homage to their ancestors.
Second gong beat. Slowly she advanced toward Sawor, who waited quivering.
A story of love and death that Kinkaleri tell among splendour of lights, coup de theatre and imagination, quick disguises made of shapes and tricks and a gong to beat the highlights.
RING RUBBER BELLS. BEAT COTTON GONGS.
Beat the war gong.
They don't just throw the gongs casually, but do so to the beat of the rhythm of the trumpets.While traveling through the air, the gongs generate a melodic whistle.
The Gong arts belong to the Gong family.
Sorry, I could never resist the gong.
So trade your talk time when you hear... the gong.
I let you off before... to avoid destroying the Gong clan.
The Gong Family legacy... I return to you.
The Gong Family has never lost before.
The Gongs have never been defeated.
Then the Gong Family legacy cannot live on in you.
Mr IP, the Gong Family is through.
The Gong multipurpose hall in the former gas collector hosts conferences and concerts.
Perhaps the most interesting part of a performance is the gong throwing.
Well, I ought to go and ring the gong.
Ladies and gentlemen, the host of The Gong Show...
The room emptied when the gong for dinner sounded.

Alternatives:

strike the gong
play the gong
sound the gong
bang the gong
ring the gong

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