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歌声

gē shēng · ge sheng

Traditional 歌聲

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. singing voice
  2. fig. original voice of a poet
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Who is singing?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)好听(hǎotīng)的(de)歌声(gēshēng)！

    I hear lovely singing!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)谁(shéi)在(zài)唱(chàng)呢(ne)？

    Who is singing?

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)那棵(nàkē)树(shù)后面(hòumian)。

    Behind that tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)琦琦(qíqí)！她(tā)的(de)歌声(gēshēng)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    So it is Qiqi! Her voice is really lovely.

  5. Qiqi

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)，是(shì)手机(shǒujī)在(zài)放(fàng)歌(gē)！

    It is not me, it is my phone playing a song!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)安(ān)静(jìng)的(de)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，我(wǒ)们(men)沉(chén)浸(jìn)在(zài)夜(yè)莺(yīng)悦(yuè)耳(ěr)的(de)歌(gē)声(shēng)中(zhōng)。

In the evening quiet, we enjoy the song of the euphonious nightingale.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)歌(gē)声(shēng)出(chū)乎(hū)意(yì)料(liào)之(zhī)外(wài)地(de)好(hǎo)听(tīng)。

To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice.

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

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歌
gē

song; to sing

声
shēng

sound; voice

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