hōng

哄

HSK 7-9Character · Onomatopoeia · Verb

sound of laughter/noise; crowd sound

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of loud laughter or chatter

Used to imitate continuous, loud collective sounds.

Tái台
xià下
chuán传
lái来
hōng哄
de的
yī一
zhèn阵
dà大
xiào笑
 。

A burst of loud laughter came from the audience.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
de的
hōng哄
nào闹
shēng声
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
le了
lín邻
jū居
 。

The kids' loud chatter woke up the neighbors.

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Shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
yī一
piàn片
hōng哄
de的
cáo嘈
zá杂
shēng声
 。

There was a loud chaotic noise in the market.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiào笑
hua话
 ,
quán全
chǎng场
hōng哄
rán然
 。

Upon hearing this joke, the whole venue erupted in laughter.

Rén人
qún群
hōng哄
de的
yī一
shēng声
sàn散
kāi开
le了
 。

The crowd dispersed with a loud commotion.

2.

verb

to make a collective sound; to spread

Often used with verbs like '传' or '闹' to describe collective action.

Xiāo消
xi息
hōng哄
chuán传
kāi开
le了
 。

The news spread quickly among the crowd.

Guān观
zhòng众
hōng哄
hǎn喊
zhe着
yāo要
qiú求
jiā加
yǎn演
 。

The crowd shouted collectively demanding an encore.

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Dà大
jiā家
hōng哄
xiào笑
zhe着
bǎ把
tā他
tái抬
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

The crowd lifted him up while laughing loudly together.

Yáo谣
yán言
zài在
cūn村
lǐ里
hōng哄
dé得
fèi沸
fèi沸
yáng扬
yáng扬
 。

The rumor spread wildly and caused a big commotion in the village.

Qiú球
mí迷
men们
hōng哄
zhe着
qiú球
yuán员
suō索
yào要
qiān签
míng名
 。

The fans crowded around the players collectively asking for autographs.