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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiào

啸

啸

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whistle; howl

Numbered pinyin
xiao4
English meanings
to whistle; to howl; to roar

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    fēng风zài在shùlín树林zhōng中hū呼xiào啸。

    The wind howled through the woods.

  2. 02

    lǎo老hǔ虎fāchū发出yī一shēng声zhǎng长xiào啸。

    The tiger let out a long roar.

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  • 呼啸
  • 长啸
  • 海啸
  • 虎啸