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
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
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' v)
Contained in
- 真声(真聲) natural voice; modal voice; true voice
- 嘘声(噓聲) a hissing sound
- 怯声怯气(怯聲怯氣) to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage
- 传声筒(傳聲筒) loudhailer; megaphone; one who parrots somebody; mouthpiece
- 尖声啼哭(尖聲啼哭) squeal
- 七声(七聲) seven tones of the musical scale ; seven methods of producing sound
- 悄无声息(悄無聲息) quietly; noiselessly
- 倒彩声(倒彩聲) jeering; booing; catcalls
- 吠影吠声(吠影吠聲) to parrot other people's words
- 吸声(吸聲) sound absorption
- 声嘶力竭(聲嘶力竭) to shout oneself hoarse
- 阒寂无声(闃寂無聲) totally silent
- 声呐(聲吶) sonar
- 消声(消聲) sound dissipation; noise reduction
- 颤声(顫聲) trembling voice ; trill
- 无声无息(無聲無息) wordless and uncommunicative; without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news
- 声类系统(聲類系統) phonetic system
- 五声音阶(五聲音階) pentatonic scale
- 免责声明(免責聲明) disclaimer
- 怪声怪气(怪聲怪氣) strange voice; affected manner of speaking
- 拟声词(擬聲詞) onomatopoeia
- 声威(聲威) prestige; renown; influence
- 声言(聲言) to state; to declare; pronouncement; declaration
- 声乐(聲樂) vocal music
- 闷声不响(悶聲不響) to keep silent
- 声色货利(聲色貨利) actions seeking pleasure and personal gain
- 怨声(怨聲) wail; lament; voice of complaint
- 一声不响(一聲不響) to keep totally silent
- 德国之声(德國之聲) Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
- 政声(政聲) political reputation
- 四声杜鹃(四聲杜鵑) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
- 声明(聲明) statement; declaration
- 饮气吞声(飲氣吞聲) drink anger and swallow cries; bitter regret
- 不声不响(不聲不響) not making a sound; to be silent
- 声情并茂(聲情並茂) (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression
- 嘶哑声(嘶啞聲) hoarse
- 大声(大聲) loud
- 悲声载道(悲聲載道) lamentations fill the roads; severe suffering all around
- 超声波检查(超聲波檢查) echography; ultrasound scan
- 听话听声，锣鼓听音(聽話聽聲，鑼鼓聽音) to understand the unspoken implications
- 噪声(噪聲) noise
- 声明书(聲明書) statement
- 声援(聲援) to support (a cause)
Also contained in
初声 、 声母 、 秋声赋 、 赖声川 、 好声鸟 、 陆希声 、 乐声不起 、 音乐之声
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- 《卷十二‧水部》 Scroll 12, Shuǐ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 469
- 《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: 401
- 《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: 243
- 《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
- 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
- 声闻 (聲聞) 聲聞于野 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧鶴鳴 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - He Ming — count: 4
- 钟声 (鐘聲) 聞鍾聲焉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — 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
- 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
- 声成文 (聲成文) 聲成文謂之音 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 3