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声
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Definitions
- 1. sound
- 2. voice
- 3. tone
- 4. noise
- 5. reputation
- 6. classifier for sounds
Example Sentences
1 shown大 声 喊!
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Words Containing 声
prestige
sound effect
not a sound to be heard (idiom)
having sound and color (idiom); vivid
lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
vocal organs
part (in multipart instrumental or choral music), such as the soprano part or bass part
gag order
heptatonic scale
noise reduction equipment
hissing sound (onom.)
audio-visual
to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
type-B ultrasound
to utter a word
(bird species of China) common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
sound of snoring
phono-semantic compound character
echolocation
loud voice
sound wave
phonetic component of a Chinese character (e.g. the component 青[qing] in 清[qīng])
lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom)
in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director
Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved to this day)
to keep silent
laughter
in a whisper
spoken language
explaining a character or word by using a homophone
(of people) to be of one voice (idiom)
squeal
thunderous snoring
hoarse
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
noise pollution
applause
hum
to make public
onomatopoeia
not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
hiss
red-light district
first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
tick (tock)
(Cantonese) to stop talking
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
sound of weeping
famous throughout the world
claimant country (in a territorial dispute)
second tone in Mandarin
Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee (1903-1972), influential Chinese Christian
voice change (at puberty)
to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)
glottis
(of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom)
noise
phonological error
to utter a word
to yell
to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
onomatopoeia
to support (a cause)
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
trembling voice
rumble (sound of thunder or gunfire)
sonar (loanword)
copyright statement
see 忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声[rěn qì tūn shēng]
(telephone) ring
entering tone
to narrate
to apply to a court for an arrest warrant
reputation
falling and rising tone
to rise to fame
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
acoustic (musical instrument)
lit. crow and peacock make no sound
a shout
vocal sac
first tone in Mandarin
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
the initial consonant of a Chinese syllable
aerodynamic noise
the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable
sonar (loanword)
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
clamor
very loudly
whistling sound
(Chinese linguistics) zero initial (the initial of a syllable that does not begin with a consonant)
to state
aloud
stereo sound
with a crash
Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua
character serving as sound value of another character
whoop
to speak softly
stern voice
phonetic component of Chinese character
natural voice
outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
phonetic system
hissing sound
simultaneous translation
to create a sensation
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
to shout loudly
compound word such as 玫瑰[méi guī] or 咖啡[kā fēi], whose meaning is unrelated to the component hanzi, which often cannot be used singly
audiobook
voice
tones of the musical scale
microphone
thunder
malicious abuse
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
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
to make a sound
reputation
to keep silent
audio frequency
harmony (music)
noise
to denounce
squeak
not show one's feeling or intentions
coda
mew
in a low voice
oblique tone
scat singing
reputation
fourth tone in Mandarin
yelling (sound made by person)
to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention
noise
in a whisper
in a low voice
infrasonic wave
to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
to not say a word
roar
catbird
modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
herald
gramophone
radio frequency noise
quietly
sound
ultrasonic scan
to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)
statement
voice
crack
to make a formal request
audiobook
famous at home and abroad
to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)
echography
soundtrack
folk music of the state of Zheng 鄭|郑[zhèng]
third tone in Mandarin
loudly
(Buddhism) disciple
sound dissipation
to lose one's voice
high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua
keep silent
vocal music
cheers and laughter
trill (of voice)
quietly
sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
absolutely quiet
quietly
sound of a drum
wail
(of singers etc) one answering the other
one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)
singing voice
tone of voice
The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965)
sound of the wind
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
intonation
phonetics
thunderous applause (idiom)
ululation
cheers
to vanish without trace (idiom)
highest true (non-falsetto) voice
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
echo
sound track
falling tone
the final bell (esp. in sports competition)
level or even tone
to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life
to shed tears while recounting sth
loudhailer
yes-man
onomatopoeia
microphone
(false) bravado
canned laughter; laugh track
bel canto
noiseless
to keep silent
to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
(onom.) clunk
tongue-lashing
onomatopoeia
muffled
comic crosstalk
(linguistics) creaky voice
the medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable
explosion
disclaimer
voice changer (device or software)
reputation
(bird species of China) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
to state
to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens
fame and power
to burst into tears
whir
to claim
strange voice
lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
entering tone (synonym of 入聲|入声[rù shēng])
to keep totally silent
vocal
(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
to have a bad reputation
tone contour
voice actor (loanword from Japanese 声優 seiyū)
bel canto
ultrasound (scan)
electromagnetic noise
sound (often with negative, not a sound)
simultaneous interpretation
tone
joint declaration
falsetto (opposite: 真聲|真声[zhēn shēng], natural or true voice)
pentatonic scale
second tone
repeatedly (say something)
comic monologue
vocal cords
applause; cheering
tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
to make a name
sound absorption
sound card
Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician
applause; cheering
wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
different mouths, same voice
to tune (a musical instrument)
(fig.) the situation is tense
(linguistics) onomatopoeic word
tinkle
chirp
an answering voice
popularity
hum
ring
lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
acoustics
sound device
combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in 功[gōng], which has signific 力[lì] and phonetic 工[gōng] (also referred to as 形聲|形声[xíng shēng])
jeering
to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others
noise
sound of gong
ultrasonic
to swallow one's cries
all speaking together; in chorus
thoughts
speaker
to speak
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
comic dialogue