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Chinese dictionary
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onomatopoeia(the sound uttered when one is carrying a heavy load on the back) puff and blow; huff and puff
他背起麻袋吭哧吭哧地走了。
He heaved the sack on his back and staggered off, puffing and blowing from the strain.
他们吭哧吭哧地把衣橱抬上楼。
Grunting and groaning, they heaved the wardrobe up the stairs.
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- 2
v.toil; work hard
她吭哧了半天才把论文写出来。
She toiled a long time over her article.
她吭哧了半天才把相机修好。
She toiled a long time over her camera before she set it right.
他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰的话。
He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
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v.hum and haw; stumble over one's words
他吭哧了半天我也没有听懂。
He hemmed and hawed for quite a while, but I still could not understand.
他吭哧了半天才说出话。
He hemmed and hawed for ages before he began to speak.
吭哧了一阵才回复
hem and haw a lot before answering