huò

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Character · Verb · InterjectionTraditional噷

shout; laugh; oh! (literary)

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Meanings

3 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to shout loudly; to roar

literary

Literary/archaic usage. Not commonly used in modern language.

Zhòng众
rén人
huò噷
xiào笑
 。

The crowd roared with laughter.

Zhàn战
shì士
men们
zài在
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
huò噷
shēng声
zhèn震
tiān天
 。

The soldiers shouted with earth-shaking roars on the battlefield.

2.

verb

to laugh heartily; to guffaw

literary

Literary/archaic usage. Not commonly used in modern language.

Wén闻
cǐ此
yán言
 ，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
huò噷
rán然
ér而
xiào笑
 。

Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but guffaw.

3.

interjection

oh! (expressing surprise, literary)

literary

A literary/archaic exclamation of surprise.

Huò噷
 ！
Cǐ此
shì事
dāng当
zhēn真
 ？

Oh! Is this really true?