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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 哄
[hòng]
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1.
verb
cause an uproar
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 哄
[hòng ]
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1.
动
吵闹;喧嚣
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一哄而起
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起哄。
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Examples
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哼着歌儿哄孩子睡觉
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croon the baby to sleep
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你这是哄我,我不信。
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You're kidding me; I don't believe it.
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哄孩子
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keep a child in good humour
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哄着他点儿,将就将就他吧。
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Humour him a little and bear with him.
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起什么哄啊!都排好队一个个来。
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What's all the disturbance about! Everyone line up and take turns.
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妈妈将窗幔放下,准备哄孩子睡觉。
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The mother closed the curtains so as to get ready to coax the child to sleep.
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他是个顺毛驴,你得哄着他高兴才行。
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He is a man who must have his own way, so you need to conform to his ideas to make him happy.
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妈妈哄小孩睡觉。
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The mother calmed the child so that he could sleep.
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哄的一声,观众都笑了。
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哄了半天,孩子这才不哭了。
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