Definition & Meaning

1.gather together to create a disturbance/to stir up trouble; kick up a fuss

2.boo and hoot; tease clamorously; (of a crowd of people) jeer

Word usage

qǐ hòng

起 哄

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1
v.gather together to create a disturbance/to stir up trouble; kick up a fuss
- bù néng jù zhòng qǐ hòng
  不能聚众起哄。
  No one should assemble a crowd to make trouble.
- jǐng fāng shì tú zǔ zhǐ rén qún qǐ hòng
  警方试图阻止人群起哄。
  The police try to stop the people kicking up a fuss.
- rú guǒ yǒu rén qǐ hòng wǒ men jiāng huì chéng fá tā men
  如果有人起哄，我们将会惩罚他们。
  If there are people gathering together to create a disturbance, we will punish them.
synonym
hú nào胡闹 dǎo luàn捣乱
2
v.boo and hoot; tease clamorously; (of a crowd of people) jeer
- tā men qǐ hòng bǎ yǎn jiǎng rén gǎn xia wǔ tái
  他们起哄把演讲人赶下舞台。
  They jeered the speaker off the stage.
- zhè shì dà jiā zài hé nǐ qǐ hòng
  这是大家在和你起哄。
  They are just teasing you.
- diǎn lǐ yīn qián suǒ wèi yǒu de qǐ hòng hé kǒu hào shēng ér zhōng duàn
  典礼因前所未有的起哄和口号声而中断。
  The ceremony was disrupted by unprecedented heckling and slogan-chanting.
synonym
hòng nào哄闹

Word usage

Separable word
"起" and "哄" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 你们起什么哄？
  What are you kicking up a fuss for?
- 谁带头起的哄？
  Who took the lead in kicking up a fuss?
- 你们班一天起了三次哄，怎么回事？
  Your class have kicked up a fuss three times a day. What's the matter?

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