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声嘶力竭

shēng sī lì jié

4-character word Traditional 聲嘶力竭

What 声嘶力竭 means

1. to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

The characters in 声嘶力竭

• 声shēngsound; voice; tone
• 嘶sīhiss; neigh; Ss!…
• 力lìpower; force; strength
• 竭jiéto exhaust

Example sentences

• 他声嘶力竭地叫道：“这场仗，我们不可以输！”
  Tā shēngsīlìjié de jiàodào:“ zhè chǎng zhàng, wǒmen bù kěyǐ shū!”
  He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."
• 他声嘶力竭地叫道：「这场仗，我们不可以输！」
  He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."