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Definitions

  1. 1. sound
  2. 2. voice
  3. 3. tone
  4. 4. noise
  5. 5. reputation
  6. 6. classifier for sounds

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Words Containing 声

一声不吭
yī shēng bù kēng

to not say a word

名声
míng shēng

reputation

呼声
hū shēng

a shout

噪声
zào shēng

noise

大声
dà shēng

loud voice

小声
xiǎo shēng

in a low voice

尾声
wěi shēng

coda

心声
xīn shēng

thoughts

掌声
zhǎng shēng

applause

有声有色
yǒu shēng yǒu sè

having sound and color (idiom); vivid

歌声
gē shēng

singing voice

欢声笑语
huān shēng xiào yǔ

cheers and laughter

异口同声
yì kǒu tóng shēng

different mouths, same voice

相声
xiàng sheng

comic dialogue

笑声
xiào shēng

laughter

绘声绘色
huì shēng huì sè

vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life

声势
shēng shì

fame and power

声明
shēng míng

to state

声望
shēng wàng

popularity

声称
shēng chēng

to claim

声调
shēng diào

tone

声誉
shēng yù

reputation

声音
shēng yīn

voice

铃声
líng shēng

ring

响声
xiǎng shēng

noise

鸦雀无声
yā què wú shēng

lit. crow and peacock make no sound

B型超声
b xíng chāo shēng

type-B ultrasound

一声不响
yī shēng bù xiǎng

to keep totally silent

一声
yī shēng

first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

一递一声
yī dì yī shēng

(of singers etc) one answering the other

七声
qī shēng

tones of the musical scale

七声音阶
qī shēng yīn jiē

heptatonic scale

上声
shǎng shēng

falling and rising tone

不做声
bù zuò shēng

keep silent

不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè

not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected

不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng

wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking

不露声色
bù lù shēng sè

not show one's feeling or intentions

中国好声音
zhōng guó hǎo shēng yīn

The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show

中声
zhōng shēng

the medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable

九声六调
jiǔ shēng liù diào

nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

二声
èr shēng

second tone

五声音阶
wǔ shēng yīn jiē

pentatonic scale

人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi

lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)

仄声
zè shēng

oblique tone

低声
dī shēng

in a low voice

低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ

in a whisper

促声
cù shēng

entering tone (synonym of 入聲|入声[rù shēng])

俞正声
yú zhèng shēng

Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician

倒彩声
dào cǎi shēng

jeering

倪柝声
ní tuò shēng

Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee (1903-1972), influential Chinese Christian

假声
jiǎ shēng

falsetto (opposite: 真聲|真声[zhēn shēng], natural or true voice)

做声
zuò shēng

to speak

传声
chuán shēng

microphone

传声器
chuán shēng qì

microphone

传声筒
chuán shēng tǒng

loudhailer

先声
xiān shēng

herald

先声夺人
xiān shēng duó rén

to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

免责声明
miǎn zé shēng míng

disclaimer

入声
rù shēng

entering tone

八声杜鹃
bā shēng dù juān

(bird species of China) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)

出声
chū shēng

to make a sound

初声
chū shēng

the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable

原声
yuán shēng

acoustic (musical instrument)

原声带
yuán shēng dài

soundtrack

厉声
lì shēng

stern voice

去声
qù shēng

falling tone

口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng

to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again

叫声
jiào shēng

yelling (sound made by person)

叮当声
dīng dāng shēng

tinkle

同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū

to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)

同声传译
tóng shēng chuán yì

simultaneous interpretation

同声翻译
tóng shēng fān yì

simultaneous translation

吞声
tūn shēng

to swallow one's cries

吞声忍气
tūn shēng rěn qì

see 忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声[rěn qì tūn shēng]

吭声
kēng shēng

to utter a word

吱吱声
zī zī shēng

squeak

吱嘎声
zhī gā shēng

(linguistics) creaky voice

吱声
zhī shēng

to utter a word

吵闹声
chǎo nào shēng

noise

吸声
xī shēng

sound absorption

吼声
hǒu shēng

roar

呼叫声
hū jiào shēng

whoop

呼呼声
hū hū shēng

whir

和声
hé shēng

harmony (music)

咔哒声
kǎ da shēng

(onom.) clunk

哨子声
shào zi shēng

whistling sound

哭声
kū shēng

sound of weeping

哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān

(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens

哼声
hēng shēng

hum

唉声叹气
āi shēng tàn qì

sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)

啼声
tí shēng

ululation

喊声
hǎn shēng

to yell

单口相声
dān kǒu xiàng shēng

comic monologue

嗡嗡声
wēng wēng shēng

hum

嘈杂声
cáo zá shēng

noise

哗啦一声
huā lā yī shēng

with a crash

嘶哑声
sī yǎ shēng

hoarse

嘶嘶声
sī sī shēng

hiss

嘘声
xū shēng

hissing sound

咝咝声
sī sī shēng

hissing sound (onom.)

噤声
jìn shēng

to keep silent

噤声令
jìn shēng lìng

gag order

噪声污染
zào shēng wū rǎn

noise pollution

四声
sì shēng

the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声

四声杜鹃
sì shēng dù juān

(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)

回声
huí shēng

echo

回声定位
huí shēng dìng wèi

echolocation

大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì

to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity

大放悲声
dà fàng bēi shēng

to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)

大声喊叫
dà shēng hǎn jiào

to shout loudly

大声疾呼
dà shēng jí hū

to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention

失声
shī shēng

to lose one's voice

射频噪声
shè pín zào shēng

radio frequency noise

对口相声
duì kǒu xiàng shēng

comic crosstalk

尖声啼哭
jiān shēng tí kū

squeal

平声
píng shēng

level or even tone

形声
xíng shēng

ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

形声字
xíng shēng zì

phono-semantic compound character

彩声
cǎi shēng

applause; cheering

德国之声
dé guó zhī shēng

Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster

忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng

to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence

怨声
yuàn shēng

wail

怨声载道
yuàn shēng zài dào

lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around

怪声怪气
guài shēng guài qì

strange voice

怯声怯气
qiè shēng qiè qì

to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)

悄无声息
qiǎo wú shēng xī

quietly

悄然无声
qiǎo rán wú shēng

absolutely quiet

悄声
qiǎo shēng

quietly

悲声载道
bēi shēng zài dào

lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around

闷声不响
mēn shēng bù xiǎng

to keep silent

闷声闷气
mēn shēng mēn qì

muffled

闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái

to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)

恶声
è shēng

malicious abuse

应声
yìng shēng

an answering voice

应声虫
yìng shēng chóng

yes-man

押平声韵
yā píng shēng yùn

to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)

掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng

thunderous applause (idiom)

扬声器
yáng shēng qì

speaker

摹声词
mó shēng cí

(linguistics) onomatopoeic word

拟声
nǐ shēng

onomatopoeia

拟声唱法
nǐ shēng chàng fǎ

scat singing

拟声词
nǐ shēng cí

onomatopoeia

掷地有声
zhì dì yǒu shēng

lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)

收声
shōu shēng

(Cantonese) to stop talking

放声
fàng shēng

very loudly

放声大哭
fàng shēng dà kū

to burst into tears

整声
zhěng shēng

to tune (a musical instrument)

有声书
yǒu shēng shū

audiobook

有声读物
yǒu shēng dú wù

audiobook

枪声
qiāng shēng

crack

权利声明
quán lì shēng míng

copyright statement

次声波
cì shēng bō

infrasonic wave

欢声
huān shēng

cheers

气动噪声
qì dòng zào shēng

aerodynamic noise

消声
xiāo shēng

sound dissipation

消声器
xiāo shēng qì

noise reduction equipment

滴答声
dī da shēng

tick (tock)

无声
wú shēng

noiseless

无声无息
wú shēng wú xī

wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking

爆声
bào shēng

explosion

状声词
zhuàng shēng cí

onomatopoeia

瓮声瓮气
wèng shēng wèng qì

to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)

留声机
liú shēng jī

gramophone

发嘘声
fā xū shēng

to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)

发声
fā shēng

vocal

发声器
fā shēng qì

sound device

发声器官
fā shēng qì guān

vocal organs

发声法
fā shēng fǎ

intonation

真声
zhēn shēng

natural voice

真声最高音
zhēn shēng zuì gāo yīn

highest true (non-falsetto) voice

众口同声
zhòng kǒu tóng shēng

(of people) to be of one voice (idiom)

窃声
qiè shēng

in a whisper

立体声
lì tǐ shēng

stereo sound

第一声
dì yī shēng

first tone in Mandarin

第三声
dì sān shēng

third tone in Mandarin

第二声
dì èr shēng

second tone in Mandarin

第四声
dì sì shēng

fourth tone in Mandarin

细声细气
xì shēng xì qì

in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken

终场锣声
zhōng chǎng luó shēng

the final bell (esp. in sports competition)

终声
zhōng shēng

the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)

纵声
zòng shēng

loudly

罐头笑声
guàn tóu xiào shēng

canned laughter; laugh track

骂声
mà shēng

tongue-lashing

美声
měi shēng

bel canto

美声唱法
měi shēng chàng fǎ

bel canto

联合声明
lián hé shēng míng

joint declaration

声像
shēng xiàng

audio-visual

声价
shēng jià

reputation

声优
shēng yōu

voice actor (loanword from Japanese 声優 seiyū)

声卡
shēng kǎ

sound card

声名
shēng míng

reputation

声名大噪
shēng míng dà zào

to rise to fame

声名大震
shēng míng dà zhèn

to create a sensation

声名狼藉
shēng míng láng jí

to have a bad reputation

声呐
shēng nà

sonar (loanword)

声嘶力竭
shēng sī lì jié

to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

声囊
shēng náng

vocal sac

声威
shēng wēi

prestige

声学
shēng xué

acoustics

声带
shēng dài

vocal cords