(hǎn) — to shout; to yell; to call out (to someone)

Definition

喊 (hǎn) means to shout or yell — louder and more forceful than 叫, which is the everyday 'to call' (a name, a person). The HSK7 words 呼唤 and 呐喊 are more formal or literary for 'to call out'.

verb
to shoutto yellto call out (to someone)

Examples

  • Bié hǎn le, hái zi zhèng zài shuì jiào.
    Stop shouting, the child is sleeping.
  • Tā zài nà biān dà hǎn wǒ de míng zì.
    He is shouting my name over there.
  • Tā dà shēng hǎn jiù mìng.
    He shouted 'Help!' loudly.

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