啸 嘯 xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ siu3

  • (of people) to whistle
  • (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar

Stroke order

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Example sentences

  • 海啸 海嘯 ( hǎi xiào hoi2 siu3 ) 袭击 襲擊 ( xí jī zaap6 gik1 ) 日本 ( Rì běn jat6 bun2 )。

    Tsunami hit Japan.

  • 海啸 海嘯 ( hǎi xiào hoi2 siu3 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 警报 警報 ( jǐng bào ging2 bou3 ) 解除 ( jiě chú gaai2 ceoi4 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    The tsunami alert was cancelled.

  • 海啸 海嘯 ( hǎi xiào hoi2 siu3 ) 来 來 ( lái loi4 ) 了 ( le liu5 ), 密切注意 ( mì qiè zhù yì mat6 cit3 zyu3 ji3 ) 啊 ( a aa1 )。

    A tsunami is coming, so please be on the alert.

  • 海啸 海嘯 ( hǎi xiào hoi2 siu3 ) 席卷 席捲 ( xí juǎn zik6 gyun2 ) 稻田 ( dào tián dou6 tin4 ), 淹没 淹沒 ( yān mò jim1 mut6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 城镇 城鎮 ( chéng zhèn sing4 zan3 )。

    Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.

  • 日本 ( Rì běn jat6 bun2 ) 发生 發生 ( fā shēng faat3 sang1 ) 规模 規模 ( guī mó kwai1 mou4 )8.9 的 ( de dik1 ) 强烈 強烈 ( qiáng liè koeng4 lit6 ) 地震 ( dì zhèn dei6 zan3 ), 引发 引發 ( yǐn fā jan5 faat3 ) 强大 強大 ( qiáng dà koeng4 daai6 ) 海啸 海嘯 ( hǎi xiào hoi2 siu3 )。

    An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.

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