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HSK
singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
HSK 3
loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly
HSK 2
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *聲* | 聲* | *聲
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
HSK 5
ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation
HSK 5
to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL: 項|项,
HSK 3
noise
HSK 7-9
comic dialogue / sketch / crosstalk
HSK 5
applause / CL: 陣|阵
HSK 6
type-B ultrasound
to claim / to state / to proclaim / to assert
HSK 7-9
voice / sound / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
noise
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom) / hubbub / brouhaha
sound of gong
reputation
HSK 7-9
laughter
HSK 6
to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
a shout / fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
HSK 7-9
reputation / fame
HSK 7-9
reputation; prestige; public esteem
HSK 7-9
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
having sound and color (idiom); vivid / dazzling
HSK 7-9
cheers and laughter
HSK 7-9
phonetic component of a Chinese character (e.g. the component in )
not show one's feeling or intentions
coda / epilogue / end
HSK 7-9
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
thunder
heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
HSK 7-9
noise
HSK 6
to transmit sound
stern voice
harmony (music)
echo
joint declaration
very loudly / at the top of one's voice
folk music of the state of Zheng 鄭|郑 / lascivious, decadent music
loudhailer / megaphone / one who parrots sb / mouthpiece
the medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable
Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee (1903-1972), influential Chinese Christian
to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)
Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
famous throughout the world
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
canned laughter; laugh track
not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid
sound effect
ultrasound (scan)
bel canto
gramophone / phonograph
sonar (loanword)
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 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin
disclaimer
an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot
(of people) to be of one voice (idiom) / unanimous
to keep totally silent / noiselessly
to yell / hubbub
in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
to make public / to disclose
sound / noise
original soundtrack (OST); soundtrack
yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals)
Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician
noise pollution
cheers / cries of joy or approval
to keep silent
onomatopoeia
oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
acoustic (musical instrument)
to create a sensation
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
to produce a sound; to vocalize / to give voice; to articulate views or demands
to speak softly / to whisper (idiom)
falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin
quietly / in a low voice
statement
to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
simultaneous interpretation
reputation
sound wave
sound device
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin
thunderous applause (idiom)
with a crash / with a thunderous noise
sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation
keep silent / not say a word
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
sound dissipation / noise reduction
prestige / renown / influence
compound word, such as 玫瑰 or 咖啡, whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)
lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced
hoarse
phono-semantic compound character
(linguistics) onomatopoeic word
audiobook / recording of a person reading the text of a book
to narrate

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