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咆哮

páo xiào · pao xiao

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Meaning

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  1. (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
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The roaring lion

  1. Dengdeng

    听(tīng)！那(nà)只(zhī)狮子(shīzi)在(zài)咆哮(páoxiào)！

    Listen! That lion is roaring!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)咆哮(páoxiào)？

    Why is it roaring?

  3. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)它(tā)饿(è)了(le)。

    Maybe it's hungry.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，它(tā)咆哮(páoxiào)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)真(zhēn)大(dà)。

    Listen, its roar is so loud.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，工作人员(gōngzuòrényuán)送(sòng)肉(ròu)来(lái)了(le)！

    Look, the staff are bringing meat!

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)不(bù)咆哮(páoxiào)了(le)，真(zhēn)聪明(cōngming)。

    It has stopped roaring. How clever.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)对(duì)着(zhe)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)男(nán)孩(hái)咆(páo)哮(xiào)。

The dog growled at a little boy.

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

02

狗(gǒu)对(duì)着(zhe)这(zhè)个(gè)陌(mò)生(shēng)男(nán)子(zǐ)咆(páo)哮(xiào)。

The dog growled at the strange man.

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

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