乱哄哄

亂哄哄

luànhōnghōng

adjective #33,199

Meanings

HSK 3

教室里乱哄哄的，老师一进来就安静了。

Jiàoshì lǐ luànhōnghōng de, lǎoshī yí jìnlái jiù ānjìng le.

The classroom was in an uproar, but it quieted down as soon as the teacher walked in.

HSK 3

市场里乱哄哄的，到处都是人。

Shìchǎng lǐ luànhōnghōng de, dàochù dōu shì rén.

The market was noisy and chaotic, with people everywhere.

grammar

Reduplicated 哄哄 is a vivid descriptive suffix (ABB pattern) that paints a sensory scene. It almost always takes 的 when used predicatively: 乱哄哄的.

乱 luàn

哄 hǒng