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呻 shēn

to moan, to groan; to chant

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口申 ⿰口申

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 他疼得直呻吟。
    Tā téng de zhí shēnyín.
    He was in so much pain that he kept groaning.
    he hurt (particle) continuously groan
  2. 他为什么一直在呻吟？
    Tā wèishénme yìzhí zài shēnyín?
    Why does he keep groaning?
    he why always at groan
  3. 别忍着，疼就呻吟出来。
    Bié rěnzhe, téng jiù shēnyín chūlai.
    Don't hold it in, if it hurts, groan it out.
    don't endure(ing), hurt then groan out-come
  4. 现在他已经不呻吟了。
    Xiànzài tā yǐjīng bù shēnyín le.
    Now he's no longer groaning.
    now he already not groan (particle)
  5. 手术后，病人在床上不断呻吟。
    Shǒushù hòu, bìngrén zài chuáng shàng búduàn shēnyín.
    After the surgery, the patient kept groaning in bed.
    surgery after, patient at bed on continuously groan

Words with 呻 (1)