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Hanzi

噓 / 嘘

Traditional
噓
Simplified
嘘

to exhale slowly/to hiss/hush!

Hanzi

Pinyin

xū, shī

Bopomofo

ㄒㄩ, ㄕ

Jyutping

heoi1

Example sentences

噓 / 嘘 xū
孩子在圖書館裡興奮地聊天，老師只說了一聲噓，全場立刻安靜下來。
孩子在图书馆里兴奋地聊天，老师只说了一声嘘，全场立刻安静下来。

The children were chatting excitedly in the library, but one quiet reminder from the teacher made the whole room silent.

吹噓 / 吹嘘 chuīxū
他總是在朋友面前吹噓自己有多麼厲害。
他总是在朋友面前吹嘘自己有多么厉害。

He is always boasting to his friends about how great he is.

大肆 dàsì
他們在媒體上大肆吹噓這項新發明的功效。
他们在媒体上大肆吹嘘这项新发明的功效。

They boasted unscrupulously about the efficacy of this new invention in the media.

Example Vocabulary

唏噓

xi1'xu1

噓

xu1

shh; hush

吹噓

chui1'xu1

to brag; to boast

噓噓

噓聲

xu1'sheng1

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