shēn yín

呻吟 (shēn yín) is a Chinese word meaning “to moan; to groan”.

Meanings

  1. 1to moan; to groan

Characters in 呻吟

呻shēn · (literary) to recite; to chant; to intone吟yín · to chant; to recite

Related words

吟to chant; to recite吟old variant of 吟[yin2]吟唱to chant吟诗to recite poetry吟诵to read aloud吟咏to recite沉吟to mutter to oneself irresolutely呻(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone笑吟吟smiling; with a smile无病呻吟(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality低吟to chant softly吟哦to chant

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