breathe out; oh (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
呵 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
喝 hē - to drink (v.) | HSK 1
Phonetically similar words
和 hé - and (conj./prep.) | HSK 1
Examples
他对这个笑话呵呵大笑。 tā duì zhège xiàohuà hēhē dàxiào - He laughed heartily at this joke.
他呵着气把窗户擦干净了。 tā hēzhe qì bǎ chuānghù cā gānjìngle - He wiped the windows clean with his breath.
她呵着气吹灭了蜡烛。 tā hēzhe qì chuī mièle làzhú - She blew out the candle with her breath.
他用呵的一声制止了他们的争吵。 tā yòng hē de yīshēng zhìzhǐle tāmen de zhēngchǎo - He stopped their quarrel with a single "he" sound.
她对他的冷嘲热讽只是呵了一声。 tā duì tā de lěngcháo rè fěng zhǐshì hēle yī shēng - She just snorted at his sarcasm.