shào
哨
bird chirp; chat; whistle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
(of birds) to chirp; to call
literaryUsed specifically for bird vocalizations
Qīng清
chén晨
shù树
lín林
lǐ里
niǎo鸟
ér儿
men们
zài在
shào哨
jiào叫
。
Birds are chirping in the woods early in the morning.
Chuāng窗
wài外
de的
má麻
què雀
zhèng正
zài在
shào哨
jiào叫
zhe着
yíng迎
jiē接
rì日
chū出
。
The sparrows outside the window are chirping to greet the sunrise.
verb
to chat; to gossip (derogatory)
informal; dialectUsed in regional dialects, carries negative connotation of idle, meaningless talk
Nà那
jǐ几
gè个
lǎo老
rén人
zǒng总
ài爱
zài在
yì一
qǐ起
shén神
liáo聊
hǎi海
shào哨
。
Those old men love to chat idly and gossip together.
Bié别
zài在
nà那
er儿
hǎi海
shào哨
le了
，
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
gàn干
huó活
ba吧
。
Stop chatting idly and get back to work quickly.
noun
whistle
neutralAlmost always used in the diminutive form 哨儿 in daily speech
Cái裁
pàn判
chuī吹
le了
shào哨
ér儿
shì示
yì意
bǐ比
sài赛
kāi开
shǐ始
。
The referee blew the whistle to signal the start of the game.
Tǐ体
yù育
lǎo老
shī师
de的
kǒu口
dài袋
lǐ里
zhuāng装
zhe着
yī一
gè个
jīn金
shǔ属
shào哨
zi子
。
The PE teacher has a metal whistle in his pocket.
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Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
chuī吹
xiǎng响
shào哨
ér儿
zhào召
jí集
duì队
yǒu友
jí集
hé合
。
The firefighter blew the whistle to call his team together.
Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yí一
gè个
sù塑
liào料
shào哨
ér儿
gěi给
xiǎo小
hái孩
dāng当
wán玩
jù具
。
I bought a plastic whistle for the child as a toy.
Jǐng警
chá察
yòng用
shào哨
ér儿
wéi维
chí持
pái排
duì队
de的
zhì秩
xù序
。
The police used a whistle to maintain order in the queue.