Can you whistle?
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
吹口哨
to whistle
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to whistle
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 吹口哨 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 吹口哨 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
He whistled as he walked.
On the 15th day of the seventh month, spiritual energy is stronger, so try to stay indoors. If you're out, don't whistle, don't call someone by their full name, don't look back, and don't tap people on the shoulder, and don't take photos carelessly.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 吹口哨.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 吹口哨.
Directly before
- 开始吹口哨1
- 走边吹口哨1
- 会吹口哨1
- 不得吹口哨1
Directly after
- 吹口哨了1
- 吹口哨吗1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 吹口哨
What does 吹口哨 mean in Chinese?
吹口哨 (chuīkǒushào) means to whistle.
How do you pronounce 吹口哨?
吹口哨 is pronounced chuīkǒushào.
Is 吹口哨 an HSK word?
吹口哨 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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