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哄 hōng

to coax; to fool

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Traditional
鬨
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口共 ⿰口共

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 妈妈耐心地哄孩子睡觉。
    Māma nàixīn de hǒng háizi shuìjiào.
    Mom patiently coaxes the child to sleep.
    mom patiently (particle) coax child sleep
  2. 你会哄小孩吗？
    Nǐ huì hǒng xiǎohái ma?
    Do you know how to soothe small children?
    you know-how coax small-child (question)
  3. 孩子哭了，快去哄哄他。
    Háizi kū le, kuài qù hǒnghong tā.
    The child is crying, go coax him quickly.
    child cry (particle), quickly go coax-coax him
  4. 别在旁边起哄了，让他自己解决。
    Bié zài pángbiān qǐhòng le, ràng tā zìjǐ jiějué.
    Stop egging him on from the side, let him solve it himself.
    don't at side stir-up-trouble (particle), let him self solve
  5. 比赛现场，观众一起哄，气氛顿时热闹起来。
    Bǐsài xiànchǎng, guānzhòng yìqǐ hòng, qìfēn dùnshí rènao qǐlái.
    At the competition site, the audience all stirred things up together, and the atmosphere suddenly livened up.
    competition scene, audience together stir-up, atmosphere suddenly lively become

Words with 哄 (2)