嘘
breathe out slowly; sigh; scald; interjection
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesverb
to breathe out slowly; exhale softly
neutralRefers to gently expelling air from the mouth.
After finishing his run, he stood by the window and exhaled softly.
When blowing out the candles, you can gently exhale to put out the flames.
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When he's nervous, he always breathes on his palms to warm them up.
When playing the flute, you need to control the speed of your exhalation with your lips.
After coming indoors in winter, he breathed on his frozen fingers to warm them up.
verb
to sigh
literaryFormal literary usage, often used to express disappointment, frustration, or sadness.
Facing the result of his failure, he sighed to the sky and said nothing.
After reading this letter, she couldn't help sighing at the old photo.
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The elderly father sighed at the empty room and turned to leave.
He sighed alone in his study, lamenting the lost youth.
Watching the boat drift away, he sighed toward the river.
verb
to scald with hot steam or heat
neutralUsed to describe being burned by hot steam, or heating food using steam.
Be careful not to scald your hands when lifting the steamer lid.
First put the steamed buns in the steamer to heat them with steam.
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He accidentally scalded his arm with boiling water and grinned in pain.
Mom put the cold steamed buns in the steamer to reheat them for five minutes.
While cooking noodles in the kitchen, he scalded his wrist with spilled hot water.
interjection
used to hush or urge caution
neutralStandard usage for the interjection meaning to hush or warn someone to be quiet, often written as 嘘 in this context.
Shh! Keep it down, there's a patient in the room.
Shh, don't wake the napping child.
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Shh, this is a library, please keep quiet.
Shh, don't let the teacher catch us talking secretly.
Everyone shh together to make the noisy classmate quiet down.
verb
to shoo someone by making a 'shush' sound
dialectUsed in regional dialects to describe using a hushing sound to make someone leave or stop talking.
Everyone shooed him away with hushing sounds.
The audience shooed the rule-breaking player off the field with hushing sounds.
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The neighbors shooed the noisy kids out of the community.
The teacher shushed the student passing notes during class back to their seat.
In the library, people will shush tourists who talk loudly.