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欢呼

huānhū

to cheer; to acclaim

People with raised arms cheer as confetti falls
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Characters in this word

呼 hū

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 乎 interrogative or exclamatory final particle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 呼

Example phrases

  • 当裁判宣布申诉成功时,全场观众立刻欢呼起来。 Dāng cáipàn xuānbù shēnsù chénggōng shí, quánchǎng guānzhòng lìkè huānhū qǐlái. When the referee announced that the appeal had succeeded, the whole crowd immediately cheered.
  • 球迷们为进球欢呼,声音传遍了整个体育场。 Qiúmímen wèi jìnqiú huānhū, shēngyīn chuán biàn le zhěnggè tǐyùchǎng. The fans cheered the goal, and the sound spread across the whole stadium.
  • 孩子们高兴地欢呼着冲出了教室。 Háizimen gāoxìng de huānhū zhe chōng chū le jiàoshì. The children rushed out of the classroom, cheering happily.

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