鸣叫

Traditional: 鳴叫

míng jiào

Dictionary entry

to emit a sound

What does 鸣叫 mean?

鸣叫 (míng jiào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to emit a sound

2(of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc

3(of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound

Character breakdown

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鸣míngto cry (of birds, animals and insects) · to make a sound 叫jiàoto shout · to call

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鸣叫

míng jiào

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