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呼噜

呼嚕
hūlu
noun #20,540

Meanings

  1. 1 snoring sound
  2. 2 snore

Examples

HSK 3
他打呼噜的声音太大，吵得我睡不着。
Tā dǎ hūlu de shēngyīn tài dà, chǎo de wǒ shuì bu zháo.
His snoring is so loud it keeps me from sleeping.
HSK 7-9
猫咪发出满足的呼噜声。
Māomī 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 - to snore. For cats, 呼噜 also describes purring, which makes the word versatile in animal contexts.

Stroke Order

呼 hū
噜 lū