"yawning" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打哈欠

Definition

張大嘴巴深呼吸，通常因為疲倦或無聊。也可用來形容很大的裂縫或縫隙。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常指身體動作，也可以形容很大的縫隙。常用「打哈欠」，如「他在打哈欠」；形容詞則用來形容巨大裂縫。多見於口語和描述性語境。

Examples

He started yawning during the meeting.

他在會議期間開始**打哈欠**。

The baby is yawning because she is tired.

寶寶因為累了正在**打哈欠**。

Why are you always yawning in class?

你為什麼總是在課堂上**打哈欠**？

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

講座太無聊了，我不停地**打哈欠**。

I looked over and saw everyone yawning after lunch.

我環顧四周，看到大家午餐後都在**打哈欠**。

There was a yawning hole in the old road.

那條老路上有一個**巨大的**洞。