嘘

xū · xu

Traditional 噓

Meaning

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  1. to exhale slowly
  2. to hiss
  3. hush!

In a sentence

2 examples
01

嘘(xū),宝(bǎo)宝(bao)刚(gāng)睡(shuì)着(zháo),别(bié)吵(chǎo)醒(xǐng)他(tā)。

Hush, the baby just fell asleep, don't wake him up.

02

他(tā)嘘(xū)了(le)一(yì)声(shēng),示(shì)意(yì)大(dà)家(jiā)保(bǎo)持(chí)安(ān)静(jìng)。

He shushed to signal everyone to stay quiet.

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