Chinese word

喊

Pronunciation

Pinyinhǎn

Meaning

  • verbshout

Example

他看见蛇就大声喊起来。tā kàn jiàn shé jiù dà shēng hǎn qǐ lái

When he saw a snake, he started shouting loudly.

Illustration for 喊 (shout)

More examples

消防员听到有人喊救命就跑过去。xiāo fáng yuán tīng dào yǒu rén hǎn jiù mìng jiù pǎo guò qù

When the firefighter heard someone shout for help, he ran over.

Core concept

A voice pushed outward with enough force to seize attention, express strong feeling, or reach someone far away.

Common phrases

  • 大声喊dà shēng hǎn

    shout loudly

  • 喊名字hǎn míng zì

    call out a name

  • 喊救命hǎn jiù mìng

    shout for help

Similar words

叫jiào: Call out aloud to a person, often using a name, to get their attention.

Definition in Chinese

用高声或激烈语气喊叫，表示愤怒、恐惧或责备，也可在紧急时大声呼喊求助。yòng gāo shēng huò jī liè yǔ qì hǎn jiào biǎo shì fèn nù kǒng jù huò zé bèi yě kě zài jǐn jí shí dà shēng hū hǎn qiú zhù

Word origin

喊 (hǎn, "shout") uses 口 (kǒu, "mouth") as the meaning component and 咸 (xián, "salty") as the sound-bearing component.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, a person's name or the words being voiced can follow this verb directly, so it fits both calling to someone nearby and sending words across a noisy space.

Other meanings

  • call outverb
  • yellverb

Opposites

  • 耳语ér yǔwhisperverb

Related words

  • 喊叫hǎn jiàoshoutverb
  • 喊声hǎn shēngshoutnoun

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