吼

hǒu

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to roar
2. to howl
3. to shriek
4. roar or howl of an animal
5. bellow of rage

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 咆哮 páo xiào 咆哮 páo xiào (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar More formal or literary term for roaring or raging: (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar

Related words

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• 喊 hǎn 喊 hǎn to yell Shouting, but less intense than 吼: to yell

Synonyms

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• 叫 jiào 叫 jiào to shout Animals or people making loud sounds: to shout

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used in phrases like 大吼一声 (give a loud roar) or 吼叫 (roar/howl).

Common mistakes

Not used for singing loudly; for singing use 唱 or 高歌. 吼 implies anger or an animal's roar.

Example Sentences

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狮子大 吼 了一声。

The lion let out a loud roar.

別對著我 吼 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1422756)

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Words Containing 吼

• 吼叫 吼叫 hǒu jiào: to howl
• 吼声 吼声 hǒu shēng: roar
• 嘶吼 嘶吼 sī hǒu: to yell
• 怒吼 怒吼 nù hǒu: to bellow
• 急吼吼 急吼吼 jí hǒu hǒu: impatient
• 河东狮吼 河东狮吼 hé dōng shī hǒu: lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)