to howl, to roar, to whistle

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zài
shān
dǐng
chū
le
shēng
cháng
xiào

He let out a long whistle on the mountaintop

2
běi
fēng
zài
chuāng
wài
xiào
ér
guò

The north wind whistles past outside the window

3
hǎi
xiào
jǐng
jīng
le

The tsunami warning has been issued

4
fēng
zài
xiào

The wind is howling.

5
huǒ
chē
xiào
zhe
shǐ
guò
chē
zhàn

The train whistled past the station.

6
dàn
xiào
zhe
cóng
ěr
biān
fēi
guò
xùn
duǒ
dào
le
yǎn
hòu
miàn

Bullets whistled past his ears, and he quickly took cover behind the barricade.

7
hǎi
xiào
lái
le
jiā
kuài
pǎo

The tsunami is coming, everyone run!

8
zhèn
yǒu
shí
huì
yǐn
hǎi
xiào
zào
chéng
yán沿
hǎi
de
huài

Earthquakes can sometimes cause tsunamis, leading to damage in coastal areas.

9
xué
jiā
men
tōng
guò
jiān
hǎi
huó
dòng
lái
jǐng
hǎi
xiào
jiǎn
shǎo
zāi
hài
sǔn
shī

Scientists monitor seabed activity to warn of tsunamis, aiming to reduce disaster losses.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2096
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠˋ
Components
UnicodeU+5578
CangjieRRMS
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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