吼 (hǒu) — to roar, to howl, to bellow (of humans) to shout angrily
Definition
吼 (hǒu) is a loud, rough 'roar' — used for animal roars and for humans shouting in anger. Stronger and rougher than 嚷 ('yell, make a fuss'); 呼喊 is more about calling out.
verb
to roarto howlto bellow (of humans) to shout angrily
Examples
- 吼。Lǎo hǔ zài sēn lín lǐ hǒu le yī shēng.The tiger roared in the forest.
- 。Dōng tiān de fēng zài wài miàn hǒu jiào.The winter wind howled outside.
- 吼：“！”Tā shēng qì dì duì wǒ hǒu: "bié shuō le!"He angrily roared at me: 'Stop talking!'
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