鸣号

鳴號

mínghào

verb

Meanings

1 to sound the horn
2 to honk
3 to blow a bugle / signal horn

Characters

to sound / cry out

Examples

市区禁止鸣号。

Shìqū jìnzhǐ mínghào.

Honking is prohibited in the city center.

司机鸣号示意行人让路。

Sījī mínghào shìyì xíngrén rànglù.

The driver honked to signal pedestrians to move aside.

Tips

register

Formal / written, mainly seen on traffic signs (禁止鸣号 'no honking') and military contexts. In casual speech, drivers say 按喇叭 ('press the horn').

Stroke Order

鸣 míng

号 hào