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HSK
7-9

horn

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

la3ba5 lǎba

Alternative Pinyin

la3ba1 lǎbā

Meaning


Primary

horn

Alternatives

trumpet, speaker

Mnemonic


喇叭 Horn has the same meaning as both of its characters 喇 horn and 叭 horn. Picture one huge loud 喇 horn and then a much smaller [5] quiet 叭 horn to remember the second character we say [5] quietly.

Usage


他 按 了 车子 的 喇叭。

He honked the car horn.

不要 一直 按 喇叭, 很 吵!

Stop honking the horn nonstop, it's very noisy!

那 个 小孩 玩 玩具 喇叭。

That child is playing with a toy horn.