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呻吟

shēn yín
HSK 6
to moan, to groan
verb

Example Sentences

他因为疼痛而呻吟。
tā yīnwèi téngtòng ér shēnyín 。
He moaned because of the pain.
她在睡觉时轻声呻吟。
tāzài shuìjuéshí qīngshēng shēnyín 。
She softly moaned while sleeping.
风在夜里呻吟,听起来很神秘。
fēng zài yèlǐ shēnyín , tīngqǐlái hěn shénmì 。
The wind moaned in the night, sounding very mysterious.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

呜咽wūyè
to weep softly
A more delicate term implying a softer, more subdued kind of moaning.
哀鸣āimíng
to lament
Conveys a deeper sense of sorrow or distress compared to '呻吟'.

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Individual Characters

呻shēn
(literary) to recite, to chant
吟yín
to chant, to recite, verse

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