xuānrǎng

喧嚷

Word · Verb

clamor; shout; spread around

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to clamor; to make an uproar; to spread (news) around

Describes loud noise made by a crowd, or the act of spreading information widely (often with a negative connotation of making private matters public). Can be used both intransitively (making noise) and transitively (spreading something around).

Rén人
shēng声
xuān喧
rǎng嚷
 ,
gēn根
běn本
tīng听
bù不
qīng清
tā他
zài在
shuō说
shén什
me么
 。

The crowd was making such an uproar that I couldn't hear what he was saying at all.

Qiān千
wàn万
bié别
bǎ把
shì事
qíng情
xuān喧
rǎng嚷
chū出
qù去
ya呀
 !

Whatever you do, don't spread this matter around!

Show 1 more example
Wài外
miàn面
xuān喧
rǎng嚷
shén什
me么
ne呢
 ?
Kuài快
qù去
kàn看
kan看
 。

What's all that shouting about outside? Go take a look quickly.