() - Sound of many people talking or bustling noise & an onomatopoeic character for crowd murmur.

Tone 4

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Sound of many people talking or bustling noise;

an onomatopoeic character for crowd murmur.

Sound of many people talking or bustling noisean onomatopoeic character for crowd murmur.

Usage highlights

Bustling soundSound of many peopleChatter and bustleNoisy crowdMurmur of voices

Synonyms

  • noisy, clamorous
  • shout, make noise
  • noisy, bustling

Antonyms

  • quiet, silent
  • still, quiet

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The market was filled with the sound of bustling crowds (喅喅).
  • One could hear the murmur of many people talking (人声喅喅).
  • The classroom was noisy with students chattering (学生喅喅).

Collocations

  • Bustling sound(喅喅)
  • Sound of many people(人声喅喅)
  • Chatter and bustle(喅嚷)
  • Noisy crowd(喅闹)
  • Murmur of voices(喅声)

Idioms

  • The sound of bustling activity(喅喅之声)
  • Noisy and chaotic(喅喅嚷嚷)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Rare character primarily used in classical texts to describe crowd sounds.
  • Often appears in reduplicated form 喅喅 to emphasize continuous noise.

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