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声音

shēng yīn · sheng yin

Traditional 聲音

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. voice
  2. sound
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Whose bird is that?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)鸟(niǎo)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Listen, what bird makes that sound?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，声音(shēngyīn)很(hěn)大(dà)。

    I don't know. The sound is very loud.

  3. Dengdeng

    声音(shēngyīn)是(shì)从(cóng)那(nà)棵(kē)树上(shùshàng)来(lái)的(de)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    The sound comes from that tree. Look!

  4. Liangliang

    树上(shùshàng)没有(méiyǒu)鸟(niǎo)，只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)手机(shǒujī)。

    There's no bird in the tree, only a phone.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)的(de)鸟叫声(niǎojiàoshēng)！

    So it's a bird call from a phone!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)很(hěn)温(wēn)柔(róu)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)都(dōu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)听(tīng)她(tā)讲(jiǎng)故(gù)事(shi)。

Her voice is very gentle, and the children all like listening to her tell stories.

02

外(wài)面(miàn)传(chuán)来(lái)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)，我(wǒ)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)把(bǎ)窗(chuāng)户(hu)关(guān)上(shàng)了(le)。

A strange sound came from outside, so I quickly closed the window.

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声
shēng

sound; voice

音
yīn

sound; noise

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