shout loudly; hawk; call out
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to shout loudly; to call out; to hawk goods; to drive livestock by shouting
Commonly used for street vendors crying their wares, farmers driving animals, or calling people over. The second syllable is neutral tone (轻声).
xiǎo小
fàn贩
yī一
lù路
yāo吆
he喝
guò过
lái来
。
The vendor walked along hawking his goods.
nǐ你
qù去
yāo吆
he喝
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
lái来
bān搬
xíng行
li李
。
Go call a few people over to help move the luggage.
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tā他
dà大
shēng声
yāo吆
he喝
zhe着
shēng牲
kǒu口
wǎng往
qián前
zǒu走
。
He shouted loudly to drive the livestock forward.
yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
mài卖
táng糖
hú葫
lu芦
de的
yāo吆
he喝
shēng声
。
From afar came the cries of the candied hawthorn seller.