"yawning" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打哈欠

Definition

张大嘴巴深呼吸，通常因为疲倦或无聊。也可以形容非常大的裂口或空隙。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于身体动作，也可形容很大的裂口。与“打哈欠”搭配，如“他在打哈欠”；形容词形式用于形容裂缝、空洞非常大。多出现在口语或描写性场景。

Examples

He started yawning during the meeting.

他在会议期间开始**打哈欠**。

The baby is yawning because she is tired.

宝宝因为累了正在**打哈欠**。

Why are you always yawning in class?

你为什么总是在课堂上**打哈欠**？

The lecture was so boring, I couldn't stop yawning.

讲座太无聊了，我不停地**打哈欠**。

I looked over and saw everyone yawning after lunch.

我环顾四周，看到大家午饭后都在**打哈欠**。

There was a yawning hole in the old road.

那条老路上有一个**巨大的**洞。