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噩耗 (è hào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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噩耗 (è hào): Bad news (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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噩耗 consists of 2 characters.

shocking, dreadful, or ominous

to consume, to waste, to spend

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 噩耗.

Words with 耗

消耗xiāo hào
耗时hào shí
耗费hào fèi
能耗néng hào

How to Use 噩耗 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 噩耗 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

è噩

hào耗

neutral

a piece of bad news

Subject + Verbwith传来

è噩

hào耗

chuán传

lái来

Adjective + Nounwith不幸

bù不

xìng幸

de的

è噩

hào耗

Verb + Objectwith传来

chuán传

lái来

è噩

hào耗

Example Sentences with 噩耗

wǒ我

tīng听

dào到

le了

yí一

gè个

è噩

formal

Written

bad news comes

formal

unfortunate bad news

formal

bad news arrives

hào耗

。

I heard some bad news.

tīng听

dào到

zhè这

ge个

è噩

hào耗

，

tā他

shùn瞬

jiān间

gǎn感

dào到

tiān天

xuán旋

dì地

zhuàn转

，

wú无

fǎ法

jiē接

shòu受

xiàn现

shí实

。

Upon hearing this bad news, he instantly felt the world spinning and couldn't accept reality.

gōng公

sī司

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

zhèng正

shì式

xuān宣

bù布

le了

shì市

chǎng场

bù部

yè业

jì绩

xià下

huá滑

de的

è噩

hào耗

。

The company's board of directors officially announced the bad news of the marketing department's performance decline.

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jīn今

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

，

wǒ我

men们

shōu收

dào到

le了

yí一

gè个

è噩

hào耗

，

shuō说

yé爷

yé爷

shēng生

bìng病

le了

。

This morning, we received some bad news that grandpa is sick.

zhè这

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

è噩

hào耗

，

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wài外

jiè界

chuán传

wén闻

bú不

duàn断

，

dàn

è噩

hào耗

chuán传

lái来

，

zhěng整

gè个

shè社

qū区

è噩

hào耗

jiē接

zhǒng踵

ér而

zhì至

，

xiān先

shì是

tóu

nán

难

dào道

yù预

shì示

zhe着

xiàng项

mù目

jiāng将

miàn面

lín临

zhòng重

dà大

wēi危

jī机

ma吗

？

Does this sudden bad news indicate that the project will face a major crisis?

但

wǒ我

men们

shàng尚

wèi未

shōu收

dào到

rèn任

hé何

guān官

fāng方

de的

è噩

hào耗

。

Despite the constant rumors from outside, we have not yet received any official bad news.

dōu

都

chén沉

jìn浸

zài在

bēi悲

tòng痛

zhī之

zhōng中

。

When the bad news came, the whole community was immersed in grief.

投

zī资

shī失

bài败

，

jǐn紧

jiē接

zhe着

yòu又

shì是

hé核

xīn心

tuán团

duì队

lí离

zhí职

。

Bad news came one after another: first the investment failure, and then immediately the departure of the core team.