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吼

hǒu · hou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to roar
  2. to howl
  3. to shriek
  4. roar or howl of an animal
  5. bellow of rage
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Shouting on the mountain

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)山上(shānshàng)吼(hǒu)一声(yīshēng)吧(ba)！

    Let us shout once on the mountain!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)吼(hǒu)。

    OK, you go first.

  3. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！你(nǐ)听(tīng)，山里(shānlǐ)也(yě)在(zài)吼(hǒu)！

    Ah! Listen, the mountain is shouting too!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)回声(huíshēng)。我(wǒ)也(yě)来(lái)吼(hǒu)一声(yīshēng)：我(wǒ)饿了(èle)！

    That is an echo. I will shout too: I am hungry!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，山里(shānlǐ)也(yě)说(shuō)饿了(èle)！

    Listen, the mountain says it is hungry too!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)下山(xiàshān)吃饭(chīfàn)，别(bié)吼(hǒu)了(le)。

    Then let us quickly go down and eat. Stop shouting.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

对(duì)你(nǐ)的(de)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)吼(hǒu)一(yì)点(diǎn)帮(bāng)助(zhù)也(yě)没(méi)有(yǒu)。

Shouting at your computer will not help.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

狮(shī)子(zi)在(zài)远(yuǎn)处(chù)大(dà)声(shēng)吼(hǒu)叫(jiào)，吓(xià)得(de)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)都(dōu)飞(fēi)走(zǒu)了(le)。

The lion roared loudly in the distance, scaring the little birds away.

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