声

Sound in Chinese: 声 (shēng)

shēng

sound

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 聲1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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声

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

声

Simplified

聲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 屋外突然传来一声巨响。

    wū wài tū rán chuán lái yì shēng jù xiǎng。

    A loud crash suddenly came from outside the house.

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Related words

声音

shēng yīn

voice

声调

shēng diào

tone

大声

dà shēng

loud voice

小声

xiǎo shēng

in a low voice

歌声

gē shēng

singing voice

声明

shēng míng

to state

铃声

líng shēng

ring

相声

xiàng sheng

comic dialogue

响声

xiǎng shēng

noise

笑声

xiào shēng

laughter

掌声

zhǎng shēng

applause

呼声

hū shēng

a shout

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