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叫嚷 (jiào rǎng) — to shout loudly and noisily; to clamor

Definition

To shout noisily and at length, often in protest or anger — louder and more sustained than 喊 (a single shout). Implies clamoring as a group or in repeated outbursts.

verb
to shout loudly and noisilyto clamor

Examples

  • 叫嚷，。
    Nà xiē rén fēng kuáng jiào rǎng zhe, yāo qiú gǎi biàn zhèng cè.
    Those people were shouting wildly, demanding a change in policy.
  • 叫嚷，。
    Tā qì dé zài diàn huà lǐ jiào rǎng, dàn duì fāng tīng bù qīng.
    She was so angry that she shouted into the phone, but the other person couldn't hear clearly.
  • 叫嚷。
    Fǎn duì pài de jiào rǎng jiàn jiàn bèi yān mò zài huān hū shēng zhōng.
    The clamor of the opposition was gradually drowned out by cheers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

叫jiàoshout
嚷rǎngshout

叫嚷 means 叫 (shout) and 嚷 (shout) together as noisy clamoring.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū叫jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

叫 shows a mouth 口 and a sound part 丩. The mouth fits the old sense of shouting.

Open 叫 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
襄
襄xiāng嚷rǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

嚷 combines 口 (mouth) with 襄, which supplies the pronunciation; the mouth part relates to the meaning of shouting or making noise.

Open 嚷 →
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