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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

啸 [xiào]
  1. 1. verb [指人] whistle
  2. 2. verb [指禽兽] roar
  3. 3. verb [指自然界] roar

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

啸 [xiào]
  1. 1. verb (of humans) make a whistling sound
  2. 2. verb (of certain birds and animals) give a long, loud cry
    虎啸
    tigers roaring (or growling)
    鸟啸
    birds screeching
    在长江三峡游览的时候，偶尔会听见几声猿啸。
    远处传来虎啸声，人们赶紧躲了起来。
  3. 3. verb (of the wind, the sea, etc.) howl; roar
    风啸
    the wind howling
    海水的啸声
    the roaring of the sea
    几辆警车呼啸而过。
    他站在那里仰天长啸。
  4. 4. verb (of bullets, airplanes, etc.) whistle; whizz
    枪弹的啸声
    the whistling of bullets
    飞机尖啸着飞过顶空。
    A plane whizzed overhead.
    他每天都能听见战斗机的尖啸声。
    他似乎听见了山呼海啸。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

啸 [xiào]
  1. 1. 动 (人、兽、自然界等)发出长而清越的声音
    仰天长啸。
    虎啸。
    猿啸。
    海啸。
    呼啸的山风。
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Examples

叫啸着的狂风把一棵大树都吹折了。
The roaring wind damaged a big tree. → 叫啸

Character Decomposition

口
[kǒu]		 + 肃
[sù]

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