呼噜

呼嚕

hūlu

noun #20,540

Meanings

1 snoring sound
2 snore

Characters

to exhale / to call out

rumble / sound particle (onomatopoeic)

Examples

他打呼噜的声音太大，吵得我睡不着。

Tā dǎhūlu de shēngyīn tài dà, chǎo de wǒ shuì bu zháo.

His snoring is so loud it keeps me from sleeping.

猫咪发出满足的呼噜声。

Māo mī fāchū mǎnzú de hūlu shēng.

The cat let out a contented purring sound.

Tips

usage

呼噜 is onomatopoeic. The common colloquial phrase is 打呼噜 (dǎ hūlu) — to snore. Note: for cats, 呼噜 also describes purring, which makes the word versatile in animal contexts.

Stroke Order

呼 hū

噜 lū