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  • 1

    v.cry out; call; shout; hawk

    • nǐ qù yāo he jǐ gè rén qù bān xíng li

      吆喝行李

      You go and get some hands to carry the luggage.

    • lí kāi de shí hou yāo he yī shēng

      离开时候吆喝一声

      Give us a shout when it's time to leave.

    • nǐ zài lóu xià yāo he yī shēng wǒ jiù xià lái

      楼下吆喝一声下来

      Give me a shout from downstairs and I will be right down.

  • 2

    v.peddle; call aloud for sale

    • tā dì yī cì shàng jiē mài cài bù hǎo yì si yāo he

      上街不好意思吆喝

      This is the first time she went out selling vegetables, so she was too shy to cry out for customers.

    • tīng jiàn xiǎo fàn yāo he de shēng yīn

      听见小贩吆喝声音

      hear the sound of peddlers hawking their wares

    • mài shén me yāo he shén me

      什么吆喝什么

      You sell what you advertise.

  • 3

    v.loudly urge on an animal; urge a draft animal on with shouts

    • jiù bié yāo he le ràng shēng kǒu huàn kǒu qì

      吆喝牲口

      Stop shouting at the animal and give it a break.

    • wǒ yāo he shí mǎ yáng qǐ le tóu

      吆喝扬起

      The horse perked up its head when I shouted.

Word usage

  • "吆喝" can be reduplicated, for example: "吆吆喝喝".
    • 小贩沿街叫卖

      The vendor cried out for customers along the street.

Chinese words with pinyin yao he