呜

wū · wu

Traditional 嗚

Meaning

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  1. (onom.) for humming or whimpering

In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)呜(wū)的(de)一(yì)声(shēng)开(kāi)进(jìn)了(le)山(shān)洞(dòng)。

With a whistle, the train entered the tunnel.

02

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)躲(duǒ)在(zài)角(jiǎo)落(luò)里(lǐ)呜(wū)地(de)叫(jiào)了(le)一(yì)声(shēng)。

The puppy hid in the corner and let out a whimper.

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