嚷嚷

rāng rang · rang rang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to argue noisily
  2. to shout
  3. to make widely known
  4. to reproach
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In a conversation

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Don't shout!

  1. Dengdeng

    别(bié)嚷嚷(rāngrang)了(le),楼上(lóushàng)的(de)宝宝(bǎobao)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)!

    Stop shouting, the baby upstairs is sleeping!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)嚷嚷(rāngrang),我(wǒ)是(shì)在(zài)小声(xiǎoshēng)说话(shuōhuà)。

    I'm not shouting. I'm speaking quietly.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)小声(xiǎoshēng)?整个(zhěnggè)院子(yuànzi)都(dōu)听见(tīngjiàn)了(le)!

    Quietly? The whole courtyard heard you!

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba),我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)真的(zhēnde)小声(xiǎoshēng)说(shuō)。

    Fine, now I'll really speak quietly.

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)嚷嚷(rāngrang)什么(shénme)?宝宝(bǎobao)刚(gāng)醒(xǐng)了(le)!

    What are you shouting about? The baby just woke up!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)在(zài)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)嚷(rāng)嚷(rang),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)在(zài)看(kàn)书(shū)。

Don't shout in the library; everyone is reading.

02

他(tā)们(men)为(wèi)了(le)一(yì)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)就(jiù)嚷(rāng)嚷(rang)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

They started arguing noisily over a trivial matter.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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