哀嚎

āiháo
verb #35,558

Meanings

  1. 1 to howl in grief
  2. 2 to wail in anguish
  3. 3 to cry out mournfully

Examples

Tīngdào èhào, tā rěn bù zhù āiháo qǐlái.
On hearing the terrible news, she couldn't help wailing in grief.
Shòushāng de láng zài shāngǔ lǐ āiháole yī yè.
The wounded wolf howled mournfully in the valley all night.

Tips

usage
Same word as 哀号 (āiháo) and largely interchangeable. 哀嚎 (with 'to howl') leans toward animal-like, drawn-out howling; 哀号 (with 'to cry out') is slightly more formal. Stronger and more visceral than (kū, just 'to cry').

Stroke Order

āi
háo