Definition
嚷 (rǎng) means to shout or yell, but often with a sense of making a fuss or complaining loudly, not just calling out. It's more colloquial and emotional than 喊 (hǎn), which is a neutral 'shout' or 'call out'. 嚷 can also mean 'to clamor' or 'make a scene'.
verb
to shoutto yellto make a fussto clamor
Easily confused
- 镶xiānglook-aliketo inlay, to embed, to set (a gem or tooth)
- 让ràngsound-aliketo let; to allow; to make (sb do sth)
Examples
- 嚷。Tā zhàn zài jiē shàng dàshēng rǎng qǐlái.He stood on the street and started shouting loudly.
- 嚷，。Bié xiā rǎng le, shìqíng méi nàme yánzhòng.Stop making a fuss; it's not that serious.
- 嚷，。Nǐmen zài rǎng shénme, lǎoshī lái le.What are you shouting about? The teacher is coming.
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