Chinese word

嚷

Pronunciation

Pinyinrǎng

Meaning

  • verbshout

Example

她一听到消息就开始嚷起来。tā yì tīng dào xiāo xī jiù kāi shǐ ráng qǐ lái

She started shouting as soon as she heard the news.

Illustration for 嚷 (shout)

More examples

孩子在教室里突然嚷个不停，老师赶紧制止了。hái zi zài jiào shì lǐ tū rán rǎng gè bù tíng lǎo shī gán jǐn zhì zhǐ le

The child suddenly shouted nonstop in the classroom, so the teacher quickly stopped them.

Core concept

Loud words spill toward other people, carrying impatience or dissatisfaction.

Common phrases

  • 嚷个不停rǎng gè bù tíng

    shout nonstop

  • 嚷起来ráng qǐ lái

    start shouting

  • 大声嚷dà shēng rǎng

    shout loudly

Similar words

叫jiào: Cry out loudly to call someone or react with surprise.
喊hǎn: Project the voice to call out or shout.
吵chǎo: Speak loudly while arguing with someone.
抗议kàng yì: State opposition or dissatisfaction through words or actions.

Definition in Chinese

大声叫喊或抱怨，常带有急躁或不满的语气。dà shēng jiào hǎn huò bào yuàn cháng dài yǒu jí zào huò bù mǎn de yǔ qì

Word origin

嚷 (rǎng, "to shout") is formed from 口 (kǒu, "mouth") + 襄 (xiāng, "help"), with 口 pointing to speech and 襄 mainly supplying the sound.

Usage tips

  • English often treats a loud call as neutral, but this verb presents the speaker's voice as noisy and impatient, so it can sound critical when used about a person.

Other meanings

  • complainverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 嚷嚷rāng rangyellverb
  • 嚷叫rǎng jiàoyellverb

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