号角

號角

hàojiǎo

noun #15,194

Meanings

1 bugle; horn; trumpet (especially military)
2 clarion call (figurative)

Characters

signal; bugle call

horn (instrument); corner

Examples

HSK 5

改革的号角已经吹响。

Gǎigé de hàojiǎo yǐjīng chuī xiǎng.

The horn of reform has already been sounded.

HSK 7-9

冲锋的号角吹响了。

Chōngfēng de hàojiǎo chuī xiǎng le.

The bugle call to charge sounded.

Tips

usage

号角 is often used figuratively in formal or literary contexts: 吹响号角 means to sound the call to action. Literally it refers to a military bugle or horn.

Stroke Order

号 hào

角 jiǎo