(hǒng) — to coax, to soothe; to kid, to deceive

Définition

With tone 3 (hǒng), 哄 means to coax or soothe (often a child) — gentler and more playful than 劝 ('to persuade'). As 'to kid', it's lighter than 欺骗 ('to deceive').

verb
to coaxto sootheto kidto deceive

Exemples

  • Mā ma zài hǒng hái zi shuì jiào.
    Mom is coaxing the child to sleep.
  • Nǐ bié hǒng wǒ le, wǒ zhī dào zhēn xiàng.
    Don't kid me — I know the truth.
  • Tā hěn huì hǒng nǚ péng you kāi xīn.
    He is very good at cheering up his girlfriend.

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