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响

xiǎng · xiang

Traditional 響

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. echo
  2. sound
  3. noise
  4. to make a sound
  5. to sound
  6. to ring
  7. loud
  8. classifier for noises
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In a conversation

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What is ringing?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)响(xiǎng)。

    Your phone keeps ringing.

  2. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)不(bù)响(xiǎng)。

    It is not mine. My phone is not ringing.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)也(yě)不(bù)响(xiǎng)，我(wǒ)调成(diàochéng)静音(jìngyīn)了(le)。

    Mine is not ringing either. I set it to silent.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)什么(shénme)在(zài)响(xiǎng)？

    Then what is ringing?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)门铃(ménlíng)！有人(yǒurén)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)。

    It is the doorbell! Someone is outside.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)闹(nào)铃(líng)没(méi)有(yǒu)响(xiǎng)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)继(jì)续(xù)睡(shuì)下(xià)去(qù)了(le)。

I overslept because my alarm didn't go off.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

门(mén)铃(líng)响(xiǎng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)正(zhèng)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)出(chū)门(mén)。

I was about to leave when the doorbell rang.

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

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