吼叫 (hǒu jiào) — to roar, to shout, to howl
Definition
A vivid verb for animal or human loud, fierce vocal sounds — roars, howls, angry shouts. More intense and animal-like than the everyday 喊 or 叫.
verb
to roarto shoutto howl
Examples
- 吼叫。Tā fèn nù dì hǒu jiào.He roared angrily.
- 吼叫。Shī zi fā chū yī shēng hǒu jiào.The lion let out a roar.
- 吼叫。Bàn yè lǐ wǒ tīng dào le láng de hǒu jiào.In the middle of the night, I heard a wolf howling.
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