呻吟

呻吟 shēnyín in a sentence

Moan (to groan)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

呻吟 (shēnyín) means Moan (to groan). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

病人在床上轻声 呻吟 。

Bìngrén zài chuáng shang qīngshēng shēnyín.

The patient moaned softly in bed.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 呻吟

他疼得忍不住 呻吟 起来。

Tā téng de rěn bu zhù shēnyín qǐlái.

The pain made him groan in spite of himself.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 呻吟

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How is 呻吟 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 呻吟 (shēnyín, "Moan (to groan)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 呻吟 an HSK word?

Yes — 呻吟 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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