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嗷

áo · ao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. loud clamor
  2. the sound of wailing
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The noisy puppy

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)，一(yī)看到(kàndào)我(wǒ)就(jiù)嗷嗷(áoáo)叫(jiào)。

    The puppy downstairs yelps the moment it sees me.

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)是(shì)想(xiǎng)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)玩(wán)吧(ba)。

    It probably wants to play with you.

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，它(tā)是(shì)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)的(de)包子(bāozi)。

    No, it wants the baozi in my hand.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)给(gěi)它(tā)一点(yīdiǎn)，它(tā)就(jiù)不(bù)嗷嗷(áoáo)叫(jiào)了(le)。

    Then give it a bit, and it will stop yelping.

  5. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)了(le)，可是(kěshì)它(tā)又(yòu)嗷嗷(áoáo)叫(jiào)，它(tā)想要(xiǎngyào)一整笼(yīzhěnglóng)！

    I did, but it yelps again. It wants a whole steamer!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)被(bèi)踩(cǎi)到(dào)尾(wěi)巴(ba)，疼(téng)得(de)嗷(áo)嗷(áo)直(zhí)叫(jiào)。

The puppy got its tail stepped on and yelped in pain.

02

他(tā)疼(téng)得(de)嗷(áo)的(de)一(yì)声(shēng)叫(jiào)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

He let out a loud wail of pain.

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