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喇叭

lǎ ba · la ba

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. horn (automobile etc)
  2. loudspeaker
  3. brass wind instrument
  4. trumpet
  5. suona 鎖吶 / 锁呐 (suǒ nà)
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Honking in a traffic jam

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，外面(wàimiàn)有人(yǒurén)一直(yīzhí)按(àn)喇叭(lǎba)。

    Listen, someone outside keeps honking.

  2. Dengdeng

    路上(lùshang)堵车(dǔchē)了(le)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)按(àn)喇叭(lǎba)。

    There is a traffic jam. Everyone is honking.

  3. Liangliang

    按(àn)喇叭(lǎba)有用(yǒuyòng)吗(ma)？

    Does honking help?

  4. Dengdeng

    没用(méiyòng)，车(chē)还是(háishi)不动(bùdòng)。

    No, the cars still do not move.

  5. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)自行车(zìxíngchē)没有(méiyǒu)喇叭(lǎba)，只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)铃(líng)。

    My bike has no horn, only a bell.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)用(yòng)嘴(zuǐ)当(dāng)喇叭(lǎba)，一起(yīqǐ)喊(hǎn)，滴滴(dīdī)！

    Then let us use our mouths as horns and shout together: beep beep!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)在(zài)快(kuài)到(dào)交(jiāo)叉(chā)路(lù)口(kǒu)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)减(jiǎn)速(sù)、按(àn)喇(lǎ)叭(ba)。

The train slowed and blared its horn as it approached the railway crossing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

广(guǎng)场(chǎng)上(shàng)的(de)喇(lǎ)叭(ba)声(shēng)音(yīn)太(tài)大(dà)，吵(chǎo)得(de)人(rén)头(tóu)疼(téng)。

The loudspeaker in the square is too loud; it's giving people a headache.

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