哈 (hā) - To laugh & to breathe out
哈 · hā
To laugh;
to breathe out;
onomatopoeia for laughter;
an exclamation;
transliteration for 'ha' or 'ha-' sounds.
To laughto breathe outonomatopoeia for laughter
Usage highlights
To laugh heartilyHarbin cityTo breathe outTo bow respectfullyHamas organizationHawaii
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He laughed heartily (哈哈大笑).
- The weather is quite cold (天气哈冷).
- Harbin is a city in China (哈尔滨).
- The dog panted in the heat (狗在哈气).
Collocations
- To laugh heartily(哈哈大笑)
- Harbin city(哈尔滨)
- To breathe out(哈气)
- To bow respectfully(哈腰)
- Hamas organization(哈马斯)
- Hawaii(夏威夷, sometimes 哈瓦依 in older texts)
Idioms
- Laughing heartily(哈哈大笑)
- Bowing and scraping(点头哈腰)
- Huffing and puffing(哈哧哈哧)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used as an exclamation or interjection in various Chinese dialects with different meanings.
- Commonly appears in transliterations of foreign words, especially those starting with 'ha-' or 'ha' sounds.
- In northeastern Chinese dialects, '哈' can mean 'what' or be used for emphasis.