# 哼 (hēng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 哼 (hēng) means “to hum; to groan; humph!”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to hum; to groan; humph!
- Pinyin: hēng (heng1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: hng — interjection expressing dissatisfaction or suspicion

## Examples

- 他一边走路一边哼着歌。
  Tā yìbiān zǒulù yìbiān hēngzhe gē.
  He walked down the road humming a tune.

https://hanziro.com/word/heng-hum/

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