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yawn

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ha1qian4 hāqiàn

Alternative Pinyin

ha1qian5 hāqian

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.

Usage


這 部 電影 讓 我 打 哈欠。

This movie makes me yawn.

她 大聲 地 打 哈欠。

She loudly yawned.

打 哈欠 是 不 禮貌 的。

Yawning is impolite.