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响起

xiǎng qǐ · xiang qi

Traditional 響起

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (of a sound) to come forth
  2. (of a sound source) to ring out
  3. to sound
  4. to go off
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In a conversation

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Music next door

  1. Liangliang

    昨晚(zuówǎn)十二点(shíèrdiǎn)，隔壁(gébì)突然(tūrán)响起(xiǎngqǐ)了(le)音乐(yīnyuè)。

    At midnight last night, music suddenly rang out next door.

  2. Dengdeng

    十二点(shíèrdiǎn)？他们(tāmen)不(bù)睡觉(shuìjiào)吗(ma)？

    Midnight? They do not sleep?

  3. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)在(zài)给(gěi)朋友(péngyou)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)。

    They were having a birthday party for a friend.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So did you fall asleep?

  5. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，后来(hòulái)我(wǒ)也(yě)过去(guòqù)了(le)，楼道(lóudào)里(lǐ)响起(xiǎngqǐ)了(le)掌声(zhǎngshēng)。

    No. I went over too, and applause rang out in the stairwell.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汽(qì)笛(dí)声(shēng)响(xiǎng)起(qǐ)，船(chuán)开(kāi)始(shǐ)慢(màn)慢(màn)地(de)驶(shǐ)离(lí)港(gǎng)口(kǒu)。

A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by fishda · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)正(zhèng)要(yào)出(chū)门(mén)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，电(diàn)话(huà)就(jiù)响(xiǎng)起(qǐ)了(le)。

I was about to go out when the phone rang.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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