尖叫

jiān jiào · jian jiao

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Meaning

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  1. to screech; to shriek

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)的(de)沉(chén)默(mò),然(rán)后(hòu)每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)开(kāi)始(shǐ)尖(jiān)叫(jiào)。

There was a minute of silence and then everybody started screaming.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yí)看(kàn)到(dào)蜘(zhī)蛛(zhū)就(jiù)尖(jiān)叫(jiào)。

She shrieked whenever she saw a spider.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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