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哈欠

yawn

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ha1qian5 • hāqian

Alternative Pinyin

ha1qian4 • hāqiàn

Meaning

Primary

yawn

Alternatives

yawns

Mnemonic

A 哈欠 yawn is a way for your body to pay back what it 欠 owes from all those time it heartily laughed 哈 haha. But it doesn't really 欠 owe anything, so we say that part [5] quietly.

Usage

这 部 电影 让 我 打 哈欠。

This movie makes me yawn.

她 大声 地 打 哈欠。

She loudly yawned.

打 哈欠 是 不 礼貌 的。

Yawning is impolite.