Chinese word

轰

Pronunciation

Pinyinhōng

Meaning

  • verbboom

Example

夜里轰了几声雷，把孩子吓醒了。yè lǐ hōng le jǐ shēng léi bǎ hái zi xià xǐng le

At night, the thunder boomed several times and woke the child.

Illustration for 轰 (boom)

More examples

工厂的压缩机不停地轰响，车间里很吵。gōng chǎng de yā suō jī bù tíng dì hōng xiǎng chē jiān lǐ hěn chǎo

The factory compressor kept booming, and the workshop was very noisy.

Core concept

A powerful sound spreads through a space with enough force to shake the air and startle nearby people.

Common phrases

  • 轰响hōng xiǎng

    boom loudly

  • 轰隆作响hōng lōng zuò xiǎng

    rumble loudly

Similar words

响xiǎng: Produce a sound that reaches the listener's ears.
轰鸣hōng míng: Continue making a deep, powerful rumbling sound.
隆隆lóng lóng: Resound with a steady, heavy rumble.

Definition in Chinese

使声音猛烈地传开，使人感到震动或惊吓。shǐ shēng yīn měng liè dì chuán kāi shǐ rén gǎn dào zhèn dòng huò jīng xià

Word origin

The traditional form uses three vehicle shapes together, suggesting the heavy rumble of many vehicles and linking the character to powerful sounds.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, this verb can take the sound source as its subject, presenting the noise as an action spreading through the scene rather than as a thing being named.

Other meanings

  • roarverb
  • resoundverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 轰然hōng ránwith a loud bangadverb
  • 轰击hōng jībombardverb

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