Chinese Conversation · Level 80
91 words
Chinese word
咆哮
Pronunciation
Pinyinpáo xiào
Meaning
- verbroar
Example
深夜狼在山谷里咆哮。shēn yè láng zài shān gǔ lǐ páo xiào
A wolf roars in the valley late at night.
More examples
他在电话里对客服大声咆哮。tā zài diàn huà lǐ duì kè fú dà shēng páo xiào
He roared loudly at customer service on the phone.
Core concept
A powerful sound surges outward and shakes the air, whether it comes from an animal, nature, a machine, or an angry voice.
Common phrases
大声咆哮dà shēng páo xiào
roar loudly
对着他咆哮duì zhe tā páo xiào
roar at him
开始咆哮kāi shǐ páo xiào
begin to roar
Similar words
吼叫hǒu jiào: Give a short, loud cry like an animal's bark or howl.
轰鸣hōng míng: Produce a deep, steady noise from a machine or natural force.
Definition in Chinese
发出震耳或凄厉的声音，可用于描述动物的吼叫，也常用来形容风、雷、机器等发出的怒号或轰鸣。fā chū zhèn ěr huò qī lì de shēng yīn kě yòng yú miáo shù dòng wù de hǒu jiào yě cháng yòng lái xíng róng fēng léi jī qì děng fā chū de nù háo huò hōng míng
Word origin
咆 (páo, "roar") + 哮 (xiào, "howl") combines two sound words associated with forceful animal cries, giving the compound its sense of a fierce, sustained roar.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this verb often sounds vivid or literary rather than neutral, so it fits expressive descriptions of storms and engines as well as dramatic accounts of angry voices.
Other meanings
- howlverb
- growlverb
- shoutverb
Opposites
- 低语dī yǔwhisperverb
Related words
- 咆哮声páo xiào shēngroarnoun