Definition
吆 (yāo) means to shout loudly and urgently, particularly to attract customers (as a street vendor) or to urge animals forward. In everyday modern Chinese, it is rarely used alone; it appears almost exclusively in the compound 吆喝 (yāohe, to shout/hawk) or in the fixed expression 吆五喝六 (yāo wǔ hè liù, to boss people around loudly).
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to shout loudly and urgently (as a vendor or to urge animals)
Examples
- ，。Xiǎofàn zài jiēshàng dàshēng yāohe, xīyǐn le hěn duō gùkè.The vendor shouted loudly on the street, attracting many customers.
- ，。Tā yòng biānzi gǎn zhe niú, zuǐ lǐ bùtíng de yāohe.He drove the ox with a whip, shouting without pause.
- 吆，。Bié zài nàlǐ yāo wǔ hè liù de, yǒu huà hǎohǎo shuō.Stop yelling orders like that; if you have something to say, say it nicely.
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