qǐhòng

起哄

Word · VerbTraditional起鬨

make a scene; tease playfully

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to make a racket; to cause a disturbance

derogatory

指多人一起故意喧闹、捣乱,破坏秩序。常含贬义。

Jǐ几
gè个
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
zài在
jiē街
shang上
qǐ起
hòng哄
 ,
jǐng警
chá察
guò过
lái来
quàn劝
zǔ阻
 。

Several young people were making a racket on the street, so the police came over to intervene.

Xué学
xiào校
míng明
lìng令
jìn禁
zhǐ止
zài在
kè课
táng堂
shang上
qǐ起
hòng哄
 。

The school strictly prohibits causing disturbances in class.

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Qiú球
mí迷
men们
yīn因
wéi为
bù不
mǎn满
cái裁
pàn判
de的
pàn判
jué决
ér而
fēn纷
fēn纷
qǐ起
hòng哄
 。

The fans started making a fuss because they were dissatisfied with the referee's decision.

Bié别
jù聚
zhòng众
qǐ起
hòng哄
 ,
fǒu否
zé则
huì会
bèi被
zhuī追
jiū究
zé责
rèn任
 。

Don't gather a crowd to cause trouble, or you will be held accountable.

Yǎn演
chū出
shí时
yǒu有
rén人
dài带
tóu头
qǐ起
hòng哄
 ,
chǎng场
miàn面
yī一
dù度
hùn混
luàn乱
 。

Someone led the booing during the performance, causing a temporary scene of chaos.

2.

verb

to tease someone playfully; to join in joking

informal

指一群人善意地、起哄式地拿一两个人开玩笑,气氛通常比较轻松,但被开玩笑的人可能感到尴尬。

Tā他
men们
fā发
xiàn现
Xiǎo小
Míng明
liǎn脸
hóng红
le了
 ,
jiù就
yī一
qǐ起
qǐ起
hòng哄
ràng让
tā他
chàng唱
gē歌
 。

Seeing that Xiao Ming was blushing, they all started teasing him to sing a song.

Dà大
jiā家
ná拿
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
de的
qiǔ糗
shì事
qǐ起
hòng哄
 ,
gǎo搞
de得
tā他
hěn很
bù不
hǎo好
yì意
si思
 。

Everyone teased the new colleague about his embarrassing incident, making him very embarrassed.

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Tóng同
xué学
huì会
shang上
 ,
dà大
jiā家
qǐ起
hòng哄
ràng让
dāng当
nián年
de的
bān班
zhǎng长
fā发
yán言
 。

At the class reunion, everyone playfully urged the former class monitor to give a speech.

Nǐ你
bié别
yě也
gēn跟
zhe着
tā他
men们
qǐ起
hòng哄
 ,
rén人
jiā家
liǎn脸
pí皮
báo薄
 。

Don't you join in their teasing; that person is shy.