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呻吟

shēnyín
verb HSK 7-9 #9,527

Meanings

  1. 1 to moan; to groan
  2. 2 a moan; a groan

Characters

呻
shēn
to moan; to groan
吟
yín
to chant; to hum; to moan
Both characters have the mouth radical (口) and relate to vocal sounds - moan + groan.

Examples

HSK 5
病人痛苦地呻吟着。
Bìngrén tòngkǔ de shēnyín zhe.
The patient was moaning in pain.
HSK 6
他听到远处传来一阵呻吟声。
Tā tīngdào yuǎnchù chuánlái yízhèn shēnyín shēng.
He heard a groan coming from the distance.
HSK 6
伤员在地上呻吟。
Shāngyuán zài dìshàng shēnyín.
The wounded soldier was groaning on the ground.

Tips

usage
呻吟 typically describes sounds of pain, suffering, or distress. It's used in both medical and literary contexts. The idiom 无病呻吟 ('moaning without illness') means to complain without good reason or to be needlessly sentimental.

Stroke Order

呻 shēn
吟 yín