起哄

起哄 qǐhòng

Creats a disturbance

起哄 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體起鬨 qihong

What 起哄 means

Creats a disturbance

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Character by character

起哄 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

起

qǐ

Rise (get up - remove - form - become - sketch out - establish)

哄

hōng

Roar

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How to write 起哄

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起哄 in a sentence

台下有人起哄，场面有点乱。

Tái xià yǒu rén qǐ hòng, chǎngmiàn yǒudiǎn luàn.

Someone in the audience started jeering and things got a little chaotic.

大家别起哄，让他把话说完。

Dàjiā bié qǐ hòng, ràng tā bǎ huà shuō wán.

Everyone stop the racket and let him finish.

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Questions about 起哄

What does 起哄 mean in English?

起哄 is pronounced qǐhòng and means Creats a disturbance.

How do you pronounce 起哄?

起哄 is qǐhòng in pinyin — written qihong without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 起哄?

起哄 is written with 2 characters: 起 (qǐ) Rise (get up - remove - form - become - sketch out - establish), 哄 (hōng) Roar. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 起哄 written in traditional Chinese?

起鬨. The simplified form 起哄 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 起鬨 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced qǐhòng.

Is 起哄 an HSK word?

Yes — 起哄 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

启事 qǐshì 起草 qǐcǎo 起初 qǐchū 起伏 qǐfú 起码 qǐmǎ 起源 qǐyuán 气概 qìgài 气功 qìgōng

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