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噪音

zào yīn · zao yin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. rumble
  2. noise
  3. static (in a signal)
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Noise upstairs

  1. Liangliang

    楼上(lóushàng)有(yǒu)噪音(zàoyīn)，我(wǒ)睡(shuì)不(bù)着(zháo)。

    There's noise upstairs. I can't fall asleep.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)噪音(zàoyīn)？

    What noise?

  3. Liangliang

    好像(hǎoxiàng)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)拖(tuō)椅子(yǐzi)，一直(yīzhí)响(xiǎng)。

    Someone seems to be dragging chairs. It never stops.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)上楼(shànglóu)看看(kànkan)，噪音(zàoyīn)是(shì)从(cóng)哪儿(nǎr)来(lái)的(de)？

    Let's go upstairs and see where the noise is coming from.

  5. Liangliang

    是(shì)音乐(yīnyuè)！邻居(línjū)在(zài)练习(liànxí)跳舞(tiàowǔ)。

    It's music! The neighbor is practicing dancing.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)别(bié)叫(jiào)他(tā)停(tíng)了(le)，一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)看(kàn)表演(biǎoyǎn)！

    Then let's not ask him to stop. Let's go watch the show together!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)城(chéng)市(shì)里(lǐ)一(yì)直(zhí)受(shòu)到(dào)噪(zào)音(yīn)或(huò)者(zhě)其(qí)他(tā)的(de)干(gān)扰(rǎo)。

He was always annoyed in the city by noises of one sort or another.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)说(shuō)噪(zào)音(yīn)打(dǎ)扰(rǎo)了(le)他(tā)。

Tom said that the noise bothered him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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