嘘 (shī) — to shush; to hiss; to boo
Definition
Onomatopoeic verb for the "shh!" sound: telling someone to be quiet (嘘,安静) or booing a bad performance (嘘,下去). Not a lexical verb — there's no action beyond making the sound.
verb
to shushto hissto boo
Examples
- 嘘，。Lǎo shī qīng qīng shī le yī shēng, shì yì dà jiā ān jìng.The teacher shushed softly to tell everyone to be quiet.
- 嘘。Guān zhòng duì nà ge zāo gāo de biǎo yǎn shī le qǐ lái.The audience booed at the terrible performance.
- 嘘，。Bú yào zài tú shū guǎn lǐ shī bié rén, nà yàng hěn bù lǐ mào.Don't shush others in the library — that's very impolite.
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