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呐喊

nàhǎn

to shout; to cry out

A person on a summit shouting into a valley
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Characters in this word

呐 nà

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 内 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 呐

喊 hǎn

Strokes
12
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 咸 all, together, united
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 那篇文章像一声呐喊,唤醒了沉默多年的受害者。 Nà piān wénzhāng xiàng yì shēng nàhǎn, huànxǐng le chénmò duō nián de shòuhàizhě. That article was like a cry that awakened victims who had been silent for years.
  • 球迷们在看台上大声呐喊,为球队加油。 Qiúmímen zài kàntái shàng dàshēng nàhǎn, wèi qiúduì jiāyóu. The fans shouted loudly in the stands, cheering for their team.
  • 他站在山顶,对着山谷大声呐喊。 Tā zhàn zài shāndǐng, duì zhe shāngǔ dàshēng nàhǎn. He stood on the mountaintop and shouted loudly into the valley.

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