轰 (hōng) — (onomatopoeia) bang, boom, rumble (a loud explosive sound); (verb) to shoo away, to drive out; (verb) to bomb, to bombard, to attack with heavy fire
Definition
轰 (hōng) is onomatopoeia for a loud explosive sound — similar to 爆炸, but functions as the sound word itself. As a verb it means 'to bomb/bombard' (like 轰炸) or 'to shoo/drive out' (like 撵).
onomatopoeia
bangboomrumble (a loud explosive sound)
verb
to shoo awayto drive outto bombto bombardto attack with heavy fire
Easily confused
Examples
- 轰，。hōng De yì shēng, zhà dàn bào zhà le.With a bang, the bomb exploded.
- 轰。Tā bǎ bù tīng huà de kè rén hōng le chū qù.He shooed out the disobedient guests.
- 轰。Jūn jiàn xiàng dí rén zhèn dì hōng le jǐ pào.The warship fired several shells at the enemy position.
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