轰轰

轟轟
hōnghōng
adverb #26,739

Meanings

  1. 1 booming
  2. 2 roaring
  3. 3 with a loud rumble

Examples

Léishēng hōnghōng, dàyǔ jíjiāng dàolái.
Thunder was booming; a heavy rain was about to arrive.
Gōngdì shàngjī qì hōnghōng zuòxiǎng.
The machines on the construction site roared loudly.

Tips

usage
轰轰 is an onomatopoeic reduplication imitating a booming or rumbling sound. It commonly appears in the compound 轰轰烈烈 (hōnghōng-lièliè), meaning 'vigorous and spectacular'.

Stroke Order

hōng