声 (聲) shēng
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shēng
noun sound
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Barnes, 2007, p. 31; Guoyu '聲' n 1; Unihan '聲') -
shēng
measure word
a measure word for sound (times)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 6) -
shēng
foreign
sheng
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
Notes: Used for the sound in mantras and Sanskrit names -
shēng
noun
voice
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 她低声的说 'She said in a low voice.' (Lao She 2003, p. 176; Barnes, 2007, p. 31; Unihan '聲') -
shēng
noun
music
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 2) -
shēng
noun
language
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 语言 (Guoyu '聲' n 3) -
shēng
noun
fame / reputation / honor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 名誉 (Guoyu '聲' n 4) -
shēng
noun
a message
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 音信 (Guoyu '聲' n 5) -
shēng
measure word
an utterance
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Language
Notes: A unit to count speech utterances (Guoyu '聲' n 6) -
shēng
noun
a consonant
Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
Notes: In the sense of 声母 (Guoyu '聲' n 7) -
shēng
noun
a tone
Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
Notes: In the sense of 声调, the four tones in Putonghua (Guoyu '聲' n 8) -
shēng
verb
to announce
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Language
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' v)
Contained in
- 啼声(啼聲) ululation / to howl
- 鼾声(鼾聲) sound of snoring
- 终场锣声(終場鑼聲) the final bell (especially in sports competition)
- 声称(聲稱) to claim / to state / to proclaim / to assert
- 中国好声音(中國好聲音) The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
- 一声不吭(一聲不吭) to not say a word
- 声调(聲調) rising, falling, etc tones in spoken languages ; a tone [in poetry] ; a musical note ; [musical] harmony
- 象声词(象聲詞) onomatopoeia
- 回声(回聲) echo
- 嘶哑声(嘶啞聲) hoarse
- 同声传译(同聲傳譯) simultaneous interpretation
- 风声紧(風聲緊) (fig.) the situation is tense
- 电磁噪声(電磁噪聲) electromagnetic noise
- 吠影吠声(吠影吠聲) to parrot other people's words
- 声名狼藉(聲名狼藉) to have a bad reputation
- 歌声(歌聲) a singing voice
- 蜚声海外(蜚聲海外) famous at home and abroad
- 失声(失聲) to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily
- 声名大噪(聲名大噪) to rise to fame
- 真声最高音(真聲最高音) highest true (non-falsetto) voice
- 回声定位(回聲定位) echolocation
- 超声扫描(超聲掃描) ultrasonic scan
- 吭声(吭聲) to utter a word
- 五声音阶(五聲音階) pentatonic scale
- 连声(連聲) to say repeatedly
- 声气(聲氣) voice / tone
- 齁声(齁聲) to snore
- 吱吱声(吱吱聲) squeak
- 怨声(怨聲) wail / lament / voice of complaint
- 声线(聲線) tone of voice / timbre
- 掷地有声(擲地有聲) if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound / (of one's words) powerful and resonating
- 哨子声(哨子聲) whistling sound
- 声色(聲色) tone of voice ; the charm of decadent music ; facial features and expression ; news
- 德国之声(德國之聲) Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
- 猫叫声(貓叫聲) mew
- 声波(聲波) sound wave
- 倒彩声(倒彩聲) jeering / booing / catcalls
- 消声器(消聲器) noise reduction equipment
- 闷声发大财(悶聲發大財) to amass wealth while keeping a low profile
- 大声疾呼(大聲疾呼) to call loudly and shout quickly / to call to get attention
- 吵闹声(吵鬧聲) noise
- 嘶嘶声(嘶嘶聲) a hiss
- 声训(聲訓) explaining a character or word by using a homophone
- 拟声(擬聲) onomatopoeia
Also contained in
声闻身 、 妙声鸟 、 声闻乘者 、 上声 、 秋声赋 、 声闻界 、 终声
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- 《卷十二‧水部》 Scroll 12, Shuǐ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 468
- 《艸部》 Cǎo Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 425
- 《卷七‧木部》 Scroll 7, Mù Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 402
- 《手部》 Shǒu Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 266
- 《心部》 Xīn Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 261
- 《卷十四‧糸部》 Scroll 14, Mì Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 245
- 《言部》 Yán Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 242
- 《卷九‧人部》 Scroll 9, Rén Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 231
- 《女部》 Nǚ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 220
- 《卷十五‧金部》 Scroll 15, Jīn Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 197
Collocations
- 五声 (五聲) 予欲聞六律五聲八音 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 益稷 Yu Shu - Yi and Ji — count: 13
- 声伯 (聲伯) 子叔聲伯如晉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 12
- 声子 (聲子) 繼室以聲子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 9
- 声姜 (聲姜) 聲姜以公故 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
- 鸾声 (鸞聲) 鸞聲將將 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧庭燎 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Ting Liao — count: 4
- 声三 (聲三) 祝聲三 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 4
- 声成文 (聲成文) 聲成文謂之音 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 3
- 叔声 (叔聲) 子叔聲伯如晉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
- 声不绝 (聲不絕) 聲不絕乎耳 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《祭義》 The Meaning of Sacrifices — count: 3
- 奸声 (奸聲) 凡奸聲感人 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 3