Definition
喊话 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to shout to someone (often from a distance)' or 'to broadcast a message to a distant audience, especially to the enemy in a military context'. The object of 喊话 is introduced by 向 or 对 (e.g., 向他喊话 'shout to him'), and the verb can split: 喊了一次话 'shouted a message once'. The original dictionary definition is misleadingly narrow — it covers everyday long-distance shouting just as much as battlefield propaganda.
v.o.
to shout to someone (from a distance)to hailto broadcast a message to the enemy (military propaganda)
Examples
- 喊话，。Jǐngchá xiàng táopǎo de dǎitú hǎn huà, ràng tā tóuxiáng.The police shouted to the fleeing criminal, telling him to surrender.
- 喊话，。Qiánxiàn tōngguò kuòyīnqì xiàng dífāng hǎn huà, quàn tāmen fàngxià wǔqì.The frontline used loudspeakers to broadcast to the enemy, urging them to lay down their weapons.
- ，。Tā zhǐ hǎn le yí cì huà, duìmiàn jiù huíyìng le.He only shouted once, and the other side responded.
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