A sound you make — not really a word — to tell someone to be quiet. You push air out between your teeth: "Ssh!" It is written many ways: ssh, shh, sh, shhh, with as many h's as you like.

A sound you make你發出的一個聲音 not really a word不是真正的字 to tell someone to be quiet用來叫人安靜。You push air out between your teeth你從牙縫間把氣擠出來 "Ssh!" 就是「噓！」 It is written many ways寫法有很多種 ssh, shh, sh, shhhssh、shh、sh、shhh with as many h's as you likeh 要加幾個都可以。

Parents say it to children, teachers say it to a noisy class, and someone in a cinema says it to the person behind them.

Parents say it to children父母會對小孩這樣說 teachers say it to a noisy class老師會對吵鬧的班級這樣說 someone in a cinema says it to the person behind them電影院裡的人也會對後面的人這樣說。

Because it is a sound and not a normal word, you can stretch it ("Sshhhhh") to mean "be quiet NOW", or say it softly and slowly to a crying baby, where it does not mean "be quiet" at all — it means "you are safe, calm down".

Because it is a sound and not a normal word因為它是個聲音，不是正常的字 you can stretch it你可以把它拉長 ("Sshhhhh")（「噓——」） to mean表示 "be quiet NOW"「現在馬上安靜」 or say it softly and slowly to a crying baby或是對哭鬧的寶寶輕輕慢慢地說 where it does not mean "be quiet" at all這時候它根本不是「安靜」的意思 it means而是 "you are safe, calm down"「你很安全，放輕鬆」。

Adults also say it to each other in a nice way when a secret is nearly spoken: "Ssh, don't tell him." It can sound rude if a stranger says it to you, because you are being told what to do; between friends and family it is normal and gentle.

Adults also say it to each other in a nice way大人之間也會用親切的方式這樣說 when a secret is nearly spoken當一個秘密快要說出口的時候 "Ssh, don't tell him."「噓，別告訴他。」 It can sound rude if a stranger says it to you如果是陌生人對你這樣說，可能會聽起來很沒禮貌 because you are being told what to do因為你被叫去做某件事 between friends and family it is normal and gentle但在朋友和家人之間，這是正常又溫和的。

There is also a verb, mostly in American English — to ssh (or shush) someone means to tell them to be quiet: "She sshed me." Note the spelling ssh is also the name of a computer program (secure shell), but that is a completely different thing, said letter by letter: S-S-H.

mostly in American English主要在美式英文裡 There is also a verb也有一個動詞 to ssh (or shush) someone——to ssh（或 shush）某人 means to tell them to be quiet意思是叫他們安靜 "She sshed me."「She sshed me.（她噓我。）」 Note the spelling ssh要注意，ssh 這個拼法 is also the name of a computer program也是一個電腦程式的名字 (secure shell)（secure shell，安全外殼） but that is a completely different thing但那是完全不同的東西 said letter by letter是一個字母一個字母唸的 S-S-HS-S-H。