吆喝 (yāo he) — to shout, to yell (to urge on animals or people); to hawk (one's wares, by calling out)
Definition
Verb for calling out loudly to hawk goods or to urge animals/people on — a vivid, colloquial verb with a stronger, more sustained sound than plain 喊.
verb
to shoutto yell (to urge on animals or people)to hawk (one's wares, by calling out)
Examples
- 吆喝。Xiǎo fàn zài jiē shàng yāo he zhe mài shuǐ guǒ.The vendor was hawking fruit on the street.
- 吆喝，。Tā yòng lì yāo he zhe, xiǎng bǎ niú gǎn jìn quān lǐ.He shouted loudly to drive the cattle into the pen.
- 吆喝。Yóu xíng de rén qún yì qǐ yāo he kǒu hào.The crowd of protesters shouted slogans together.
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