呻吟

shēn yín

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to moan
2. to groan

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 哼唧 hēng ji 哼唧 hēng ji whisper 较轻的哼叫，常因不适或不满: whisper
• 叫唤 jiào huan 叫唤 jiào huan to cry out 因病痛喊叫: to cry out
• 喊叫 hǎn jiào 喊叫 hǎn jiào to cry out 更大声地表达痛苦: to cry out

Usage notes

Formality

呻吟可用于正式和非正式语境，但在文学作品中更常见，口语中可能用“哼哼”代替。

Example Sentences

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病人躺在床上不停地 呻吟 。

The patient lay in bed moaning incessantly.

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Words Containing 呻吟

• 无病呻吟 无病呻吟 wú bìng shēn yín: to moan about imaginary illness

Child Words of 呻吟

• 吟 吟 yín: to chant
• 呻 呻 shēn: groan