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呻吟

shēn yín

HSK 6 2-character word

What 呻吟 means

1. to moan; to groan

The characters in 呻吟

• 呻shēn(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone; (bound form) groan
• 吟yínto chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)…

Example sentences

• 这名士兵痛苦地呻吟。
  Zhè míngshì bīng tòngkǔ de shēnyín.
  The soldier groaned with pain.

Words containing 呻吟

• 无病呻吟wú bìng shēn yín(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness…