# 起哄 (qǐhòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起哄 (qǐhòng) means “to heckle; to jeer”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to heckle; to jeer
- Pinyin: qǐhòng (qi3 hong4)
- Traditional: 起鬨
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 台下的观众开始起哄了。
  Táixià de guānzhòng kāishǐ qǐhòng le.
  The audience below the stage started heckling.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [哄](https://hanziro.com/word/hong-coax/) (hǒng): to coax; to soothe (a child)

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-hong-heckle/

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