哄
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Definitions
- 1. to deceive
- 2. to coax
- 3. to amuse (a child)
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Collocations
Commonly used in 哄孩子 (coax a child) or 哄人 (deceive someone).
Common mistakes
Do not confuse hǒng (哄) with hōng (哄) meaning uproar, e.g., 哄堂大笑 (burst into laughter).
Example Sentences
2 shown他在 哄 孩子。
這髒襪子臭 哄 哄 。
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Words Containing 哄
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
to heckle
(of a group of people) to rush into action
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
see 一哄而散[yī hōng ér sàn]
noisy and in disarray
to coax
to artificially inflate
looting
boisterous
to deceive
to roar with laughter
to coax
to deceive
to fool around
to dupe
to deceive
to deceive
to cheat
to cajole
clamorous