Definition
喇叭 has three common meanings: a car horn, a loudspeaker or speaker, and a brass wind instrument (like a trumpet or the traditional Chinese suona). The context tells you which sense is intended — for example, 汽车喇叭 is a car horn, 喇叭裤 is flared trousers (from the shape), and 吹喇叭 means to play a trumpet or suona.
noun
car hornloudspeakerspeakerbrass wind instrumenttrumpetsuona
Examples
- 喇叭。Qiánmiàn de chē àn le yíxià lǎ ba.The car in front honked its horn.
- 喇叭。Tā yòng lǎ ba tōngzhī dàjiā kāihuì.He used a loudspeaker to notify everyone about the meeting.
- 喇叭。Tā zài yuèduì lǐ chuī lǎ ba.He plays the trumpet in the band.
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