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singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
HSK 3
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
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sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
HSK 5
loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly
HSK 2
type-B ultrasound
laughter
HSK 6
applause / CL: 陣|阵
HSK 6
comic dialogue / sketch / crosstalk
HSK 5
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
coda / epilogue / end
HSK 7-9
ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation
HSK 5
noise
HSK 6
first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
a shout / fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
HSK 7-9
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
HSK 7-9
tones of the musical scale
in a quiet voice; softly / (linguistics) neutral tone
ultrasonic / ultrasound
echo
(of people) to be of one voice (idiom) / unanimous
noise
third tone in Mandarin / falling-rising tone
noise
HSK 7-9
to make a sound / to speak / to cry out
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
to transmit sound
sound of weeping
second tone
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it
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
keep silent / not say a word
hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
to utter a word
in a low voice / softly
harmony (music)
canned laughter; laugh track
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance
acoustic (musical instrument)
comic monologue / one-person comic sketch
absolutely quiet
to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily
all speaking together; in chorus
yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals)
hum / drone / buzz
reputation
HSK 7-9
entering tone / checked tone / one of the four tones of Middle Chinese
to utter a word / to make a sound / to cheep / to squeak / also pr. [zi1 sheng1]
second tone in Mandarin / rising tone
falsetto (cf. 真聲|真声, natural or modal voice)
crack / shooting sound / gunshot
to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)
stern voice
noise / din
falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin
oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua
sound of a drum / drumbeat
sound absorption
bel canto
very loudly / at the top of one's voice
first tone in Mandarin / high, level tone
to keep silent
tick (tock)
to produce a sound; to vocalize / to give voice; to articulate views or demands
natural voice; modal voice (cf. 假聲|假声, falsetto)
to make a name / to become famous
rumble (sound of thunder or gunfire)
an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot
in a whisper / in stealthy tones
to keep silent
to yell / hubbub
repeatedly (say something)
to speak / to emit sound
Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in , which has signific and phonetic (also referred to as 形聲|形声) / (of words or characters) homophonous
herald; precursor; harbinger
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
with a crash / with a thunderous noise
sound dissipation / noise reduction
cheers / cries of joy or approval
electromagnetic noise
onomatopoeia
aerodynamic noise
stereophonic sound
voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc)
ululation / to howl
outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
applause; cheering
applause; cheering
malicious abuse / lewd song / evil reputation
sound of gong
falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin
to swallow one's cries
aloud / loud / loudly
(onom.) clunk
(Tw) stereophonic sound
Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician
hoarse
wail / lament / voice of complaint

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