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hōng
Main
English Definitionexplosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel
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Pinyinhōng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄏㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gwang1
Part of Speech(动) verb, (拟声) onomatopoeic
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
轰动hōngdòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
轰轰烈烈hōnghōng liè lièstrong; vigorous; large-scale
轰炸hōngzhàto bomb; to bombard
轰炸机hōngzhà jībomber (aircraft)
轰鸣hōngmíngboom (sound of explosion); rumble
Words With Same Tail Word    
炮轰pàohōngto bombard; to bomb; to bombard; to bomb; (fig.) to criticize; to roast
轰轰hōnghōngbooming; roaring
爆轰bàohōngexplosion
雷轰léihōngsound of thunder
闹轰轰nào hōnghōngvariant of 鬧哄哄
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