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啸 xiào

to roar, to howl; to scream; to whistle

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Traditional
嘯
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口肃 ⿰口肃

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  1. 火车呼啸而过。
    Huǒchē hūxiào ér guò.
    The train roared past.
    train roaring-past and pass
  2. 你听到风呼啸的声音了吗？
    Nǐ tīngdào fēng hūxiào de shēngyīn le ma?
    Did you hear the wind whistling?
    you hear wind whistling (particle) sound (particle) (question)
  3. 小心点，救护车呼啸而来了。
    Xiǎoxīn diǎn, jiùhùchē hūxiào ér lái le.
    Be careful, the ambulance is coming with sirens blaring.
    careful a-bit, ambulance whistling and come (particle)
  4. 今天没有风，外面一点呼啸声都没有。
    Jīntiān méiyǒu fēng, wàimiàn yìdiǎn hūxiào shēng dōu méiyǒu.
    There's no wind today, there's not a whistling sound outside at all.
    today not-have wind, outside a-bit whistling sound at-all not-have
  5. 深夜，寒风呼啸着刮过窗外。
    Shēnyè, hánfēng hūxiàozhe guāguò chuāng wài.
    In the depth of night, the cold wind whistled past the window.
    deep-night, cold-wind whistling blow-past window outside

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