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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
noise
HSK 7-9
comic dialogue / sketch / crosstalk
HSK 5
applause / CL: 陣|阵
HSK 6
type-B ultrasound
noise
sound of gong
reputation
HSK 7-9
laughter
HSK 6
a shout / fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
HSK 7-9
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
very loudly / at the top of one's voice
folk music of the state of Zheng 鄭|郑 / lascivious, decadent music
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
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
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
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 yell / hubbub
yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals)
Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician
cheers / cries of joy or approval
oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
acoustic (musical instrument)
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
falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin
quietly / in a low voice
falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin
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
hoarse
ultrasonic / ultrasound
sound of a drum / drumbeat
first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
tones of the musical scale
in a low voice / softly
sound absorption
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it
stereophonic sound
sound of snoring
whir
hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
to make a sound / to speak / to cry out
to utter a word
to keep silent
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
malicious abuse / lewd song / evil reputation
crack / shooting sound / gunshot
scolding / tongue-lashing / (fig.) angry criticism / opprobrium / CL:
noise / din
tick (tock)
to speak / to emit sound
(Tw) stereophonic sound
repeatedly (say something)
roar
The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965)
(of singers etc) one answering the other
hum
applause; cheering
second tone in Mandarin / rising tone
aloud / loud / loudly
to keep silent
spoken language / sound of speaking
electromagnetic noise
to swallow one's cries
hissing sound (onom.)
falsetto (cf. 真聲|真声, natural or modal voice)
tinkle
onomatopoeia
explosion / bang / sonic boom / engine knock
in a quiet voice; softly / (linguistics) neutral tone
(telephone) ring / ringing
the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable
sound of weeping
absolutely quiet
first tone in Mandarin / high, level tone
one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)

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