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小声

xiǎo shēng · xiao sheng

Traditional 小聲

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. in a low voice
  2. (speak) in whispers
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In a conversation

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Library whisper

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)到(dào)图书馆(túshūguǎn)了(le)，请(qǐng)小声(xiǎoshēng)说话(shuōhuà)。

    We are at the library. Please talk quietly.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)小声(xiǎoshēng)说(shuō)。

    OK, I will speak quietly.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What did you just say?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)我(wǒ)饿(è)了(le)。

    I said I am hungry.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)饿(è)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)叫(jiào)得(de)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)还(hái)大声(dàshēng)。

    I am hungry too. My stomach growls louder than you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)对(duì)他(tā)小(xiǎo)声(shēng)说(shuō)了(le)些(xiē)什(shén)么(me)。

She whispered something to him.

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

02

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)收(shōu)音(yīn)机(jī)关(guān)小(xiǎo)声(shēng)一(yì)点(diǎn)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

Will you please turn down the radio?

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

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小
xiǎo

small; tiny

声
shēng

sound; voice

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