打呼噜 (dá) — to snore
Definition
A colloquial, onomatopoeic verb for snoring, based on the sound word 呼噜 (hūlū). It's everyday and vivid — you'll hear it in daily speech more than in writing.
verb
to snore
Examples
- 打呼噜。Tā wǎn shàng shuì jiào zǒng shì dá.He always snores when he sleeps at night.
- ，。Zuó wǎn tā dǎ le sān gè hū lū, bǎ wǒ chǎo xǐng le.Last night he snored three times and woke me up.
- ，。Gé bì de lǎo wáng dǎ zhe hū lū, zhěng gè zǒu láng dōu tīng de jiàn.Old Wang next door is snoring so loudly the whole hallway can hear it.
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