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声 shēng

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 3
Radical
士
Traditional
聲
Type
Ideograph
Made of 士 ⿱士？

Memory hint: Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology

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Example sentences with 声

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  1. 外面的声音很大。
    Wàimian de shēngyīn hěn dà.
    The sound outside is very loud.
    outside (particle) sound very loud
  2. 你听到什么声音了吗？
    Nǐ tīngdào shénme shēngyīn le ma?
    Did you hear any sound?
    you hear what sound (particle) (question)
  3. 请小声一点儿说话。
    Qǐng xiǎo shēng yìdiǎnr shuōhuà.
    Please speak a bit more quietly.
    please small voice a-bit speak
  4. 教室里一点儿声音都没有。
    Jiàoshì lǐ yìdiǎnr shēngyīn dōu méiyǒu.
    There's no sound at all in the classroom.
    classroom inside a-little sound all not-have
  5. 半夜的时候楼下突然有很大的声音。
    Bànyè de shíhou lóuxià tūrán yǒu hěn dà de shēngyīn.
    In the middle of the night there was suddenly a loud sound downstairs.
    midnight (particle) time downstairs suddenly have very loud (particle) sound

Words with 声 (10)