高喊 (gāo hǎn) — to shout loudly, to yell | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A compound verb meaning 'to shout loudly' — emphasizes volume and force, more intense than 喊 alone. Often used for slogans, protests, or cheering crowds.

verb

to shout loudlyto yell

Examples

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Shì wēi zhě men zài guǎng chǎng shàng gāo hǎn kǒu hào.
The protesters shouted slogans loudly in the square.
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Tā zhàn zài shān dǐng shàng gāo hǎn wǒ de míng zì.
He stood on the mountaintop and shouted my name loudly.
高喊。
Guān zhòng men gāo hǎn zhe wèi qiú duì jiā yóu.
The audience cheered loudly for the team.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

高 indicates loudness and 喊 indicates shouting, meaning to shout loudly.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口咸喊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

咸

咸xián喊hǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

喊 puts 口 (mouth) beside 咸, showing a mouth action and using 咸 for the sound.

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