Chinese Word: 声 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

声 (Trad.: 聲)HSK 3

Pinyin: shēng

English Definition: sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds

Chinese Definition:
①物体振动时所产生的能引起听觉的波：声音。声带。
②消息，音讯：声息。不通声气。
③说出来让人知道，扬言，宣称：声明。声辩(公开辩白)。声泪俱下。声嘶力竭。
④名誉：名声。
⑤音乐歌舞：声伎(女乐，古代的歌姬舞女)。声色。

Antonyms: 韵

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 士

Ideographic:Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology

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Similar Characters: 芦

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声音HSK 3	shēng yīn	voice; sound; Classifiers: 个
声明HSK 6	shēng míng	to state; to declare; statement; declaration; Classifiers: 项
歌声	gē shēng	singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
呼声	hū shēng	a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
笑声	xiào shēng	laughter

1		wài miàn 外面 de 的 yǔ shēng 雨声 hěn dà 很大。 The sound of rain outside is loud.
2		tā 他 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 hěn 很 dān diào 单调。 His voice is monotonous.
3		tā 她 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 hěn 很 dòng tīng 动听。 Her voice is very pleasant to listen to.
4		quán chǎng 全场 guān zhòng 观众 zhǎng shēng léi dòng 掌声雷动。 The whole audience was thunderous with applause.
5		gǒu 狗 zài 在 wài mian 外面 dà shēng 大声 jiào 叫。 The dog was barking loudly outside.

1		wài miàn 外面 de 的 yǔ shēng 雨声 hěn dà 很大。 The sound of rain outside is loud.
2		tā 他 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 hěn 很 dān diào 单调。 His voice is monotonous.
3		tā 她 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 hěn 很 dòng tīng 动听。 Her voice is very pleasant to listen to.
4		quán chǎng 全场 guān zhòng 观众 zhǎng shēng léi dòng 掌声雷动。 The whole audience was thunderous with applause.
5		gǒu 狗 zài 在 wài mian 外面 dà shēng 大声 jiào 叫。 The dog was barking loudly outside.