哈欠

hāqian

noun #37,797

Measure Word

一个哈欠 gè

Meanings

1 yawn

Characters

to exhale; sound of laughter

to yawn (here); to owe

Examples

他打了一个大哈欠。

Tā dǎ le yí gè dà hāqian.

He let out a big yawn.

看到别人打哈欠我也想打。

Kàndào biérén dǎ hāqian wǒ yě xiǎng dǎ.

When I see other people yawn I want to yawn too.

Tips

usage

哈欠 is almost always paired with 打 (dǎ, 'to do/perform') — 打哈欠 'to yawn'. The 欠 here is read with neutral tone (qian) rather than its usual qiàn. Standalone 哈欠 without 打 is rare.

Stroke Order

哈 hā

欠 qiàn