Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
呵
hē
Description
"呵"常常用来表示笑声，比如"呵呵"，也可以表示天气冷时对手哈气。
"呵" is often used to represent laughter, such as in "呵呵", and can also indicate exhaling breath in cold weather.
这个字有时候还表示大声地责备别人。
This character can sometimes also mean loudly scolding someone.
Meanings
呵呵hēhē
onomatopoeia for laughter; haha
他听了以后呵呵地笑了。
He chuckled after hearing it.
呵hē
to breathe out warm air
天冷了，我呵了呵手。
It got cold, so I warmed my hands by blowing on them.
呵斥hēchì
to scold loudly; to berate
老师呵斥了那个学生。
The teacher scolded that student.
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Notes
- Etymology
呵 combines 口 (mouth) with 可, indicating a sound made with the mouth.
- Nuance
呵呵 in chat can sound cold or sarcastic, unlike a warm 哈哈.
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