Definition
嚷嚷 is a colloquial reduplicated verb (the base is 嚷, 啷). It means 'to shout noisily', 'to make a fuss', or 'to spread news around'. It often carries a tone of impatience or annoyance — like people talking too loudly or complaining. You can use it with an object (嚷嚷什么？) or alone (别嚷嚷了). The reduplicated form is the most common usage.
r.f.
(colloquial) to shoutto yell noisily(colloquial) to make a fussto complain loudly(colloquial) to spread (news) around indiscreetly
Examples
- 嚷嚷，。Bié rāng le, dàjiā dōu zài shuìjiào.Stop shouting, everyone is sleeping.
- 嚷嚷。Tā wèile zhè diǎn xiǎoshì jiù rāng ge bù tíng.She kept making a fuss over such a trivial matter.
- ，嚷嚷。Zhè jiàn shì hái méi quèdìng, nǐ bié dàochù rāng.This matter hasn't been decided yet, don't spread it around everywhere.
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