声音聲音 shēngyīn — sound, noise; voice
shēngyīn (first tone, high and level)sheng1yin1
Traditional: 聲音
sound, noise; voice
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 个Measure word 种
Meanings
sound, noise; voice
Anything the ear picks up, including a person’s voice. Chinese describes it as 大 or 小 rather than loud or quiet: 声音太大了.
noun
Example sentences
- 电视的声音太大了，小一点儿吧。電視的聲音太大了，小一點兒吧。Diànshì (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) shēngyīn (first tone, high and level) tài (fourth tone, falling) dà (fourth tone, falling) le, (neutral tone) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) yìdiǎnr (fourth tone, falling) ba. (neutral tone)···
The television is too loud — turn it down a bit.
- 我听出来了，这是她的声音。我聽出來了，這是她的聲音。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) tīng (first tone, high and level) chūlai (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) zhè (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shēngyīn. (first tone, high and level)···
I recognised it — that’s her voice.