Word: 哄 (hǒng, hōng, hòng)

哄 dictionary entry

hǒng 哄: to deceive; to coax; to amuse (a child)
hōng 哄: roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
hòng 鬨: tumult; uproar; commotion; disturbance

Full dictionary entry for 哄

Example sentences using 哄

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七月半烧纸钱，哄鬼

qīyuèbàn shāozhǐqián, hǒng guǐ

burning paper money on the fifteenth of the seventh month: fooling the ghosts
哄死人不偿命

hǒng sǐ rén bù chángmìng

cheating someone to death costs no life
城隍庙里卖假药，哄鬼

Chénghuángmiào li mài jiǎyào, hǒng guǐ

Selling fake medicine in the City God temple: fooling ghosts
她男朋友很会哄她开心。

Tā nánpéngyou hěn huì hǒng tā kāixīn.

Her boyfriend is really good at cheering her up.
爸爸拿玩具哄弟弟玩。

Bàba ná wánjù hǒng dìdi wán.

Dad uses a toy to keep my little brother amused.