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嚷

rǎng
verb HSK 7 #11,089

Meanings

  1. 1 to shout
  2. 2 to yell
  3. 3 to make a fuss about

Examples

别嚷了，孩子在睡觉。
Bié rǎng le, háizi zài shuìjiào.
Stop yelling, the child is sleeping.
他一直嚷着要去旅游。
Tā yīzhí rǎngzhe yào qù lǚyóu.
He keeps making a fuss about wanting to travel.
大家不要嚷嚷，安静一点。
Dàjiā bùyào rāngrāng, ānjìng yīdiǎn.
Everyone stop making noise, be quiet.

Tips

usage
嚷 can mean shouting loudly or complaining/fussing repeatedly. 嚷嚷 (rāngrāng) is the reduplicated form meaning 'to make a racket' and is more colloquial.
mistakes
Note the tone difference: 嚷 (rǎng, 3rd tone) when used alone, but 嚷嚷 (rāngrāng, 1st tone) when reduplicated.

Stroke Order

嚷 rǎng