coax; comfort; amuse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to coax; to comfort; to amuse
Often used when trying to calm down a child or someone who is upset, or simply to make them laugh.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
hǒng哄
dòu逗
kū哭
nào闹
de的
bǎo宝
bao宝
。
Mom is comforting the crying baby.
Wèi为
le了
hǒng哄
dòu逗
tā她
kāi开
xīn心
，
tā他
zuò做
le了
gè个
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
。
To amuse her, he made a funny face.
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Yé爷
ye爷
zuì最
huì会
hǒng哄
dòu逗
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
le了
。
Grandpa is the best at coaxing children.
Bié别
kū哭
le了
，
wǒ我
mǎi买
táng糖
hǒng哄
dòu逗
nǐ你
。
Stop crying, I'll buy candy to comfort you.