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尖叫

jiān jiào · jian jiao

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Meaning

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  1. to screech; to shriek
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Who screamed first?

  1. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)尖叫(jiānjiào)？

    Why did you scream just now?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看见(kànjiàn)桌子(zhuōzi)下面(xiàmiàn)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)小(xiǎo)蜘蛛(zhīzhū)。

    I saw a little spider under the table.

  3. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)尖叫(jiānjiào)，我(wǒ)在楼下(zàilóuxià)都(dōu)听到(tīngdào)了(le)。

    I heard your scream even downstairs.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)只(zhī)蜘蛛(zhīzhū)还在(háizài)吗(ma)？

    Is that spider still there?

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)早就(zǎojiù)跑(pǎo)了(le)，可能(kěnéng)也(yě)被(bèi)你的(nǐde)尖叫(jiānjiào)吓到(xiàdào)了(le)。

    It ran off long ago. Maybe your scream scared it too.

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)的(de)沉(chén)默(mò)，然(rán)后(hòu)每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)开(kāi)始(shǐ)尖(jiān)叫(jiào)。

There was a minute of silence and then everybody started screaming.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yí)看(kàn)到(dào)蜘(zhī)蛛(zhū)就(jiù)尖(jiān)叫(jiào)。

She shrieked whenever she saw a spider.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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