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吼 hǒu

to roar; to howl

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口孔 ⿰口孔

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 狮子大声吼了一声。
    Shīzi dàshēng hǒule yì shēng.
    The lion roared loudly once.
    lion loudly roared (particle) one (measure) sound
  2. 你为什么突然对我吼？
    Nǐ wèishénme tūrán duì wǒ hǒu?
    Why did you suddenly shout at me?
    you why suddenly at me roar
  3. 别对孩子大吼大叫。
    Bié duì háizi dà hǒu dà jiào.
    Don't yell and shout at the child.
    don't at child big roar big shout
  4. 他虽然生气，但没有对我吼。
    Tā suīrán shēngqì, dàn méiyǒu duì wǒ hǒu.
    Although he was angry, he didn't yell at me.
    he although angry, but not-have at me roar
  5. 深夜里，远处传来一声狼的吼叫。
    Shēnyè lǐ, yuǎnchù chuánlái yì shēng láng de hǒujiào.
    In the deep of night, a wolf's howl came from the distance.
    deep-night inside, distant-place transmitted-over one (measure) wolf (particle) howl

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