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笑声

xiào shēng · xiao sheng

Traditional 笑聲

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. laughter
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In a conversation

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Laughter next door

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，隔壁(gébì)有(yǒu)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)笑声(xiàoshēng)。

    Listen, there is loud laughter next door.

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)一定(yīdìng)在(zài)看(kàn)好笑(hǎoxiào)的(de)电视(diànshì)。

    They are watching something funny on TV.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)，笑声(xiàoshēng)一直(yīzhí)没(méi)停(tíng)。

    But the laughter has not stopped.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)敲门(qiāomén)问问(wènwèn)。

    I will go knock and ask.

  5. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，那(nà)是(shì)邻居(línjū)的(de)手机(shǒujī)铃声(língshēng)，铃声(língshēng)是(shì)笑声(xiàoshēng)。

    No need. That is the neighbour's ringtone, and the ringtone is laughter.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

会(huì)场(chǎng)内(nèi)，掌(zhǎng)声(shēng)、哨(shào)声(shēng)、喊(hǎn)声(shēng)、笑(xiào)声(shēng)乱(luàn)成(chéng)了(le)一(yì)锅(guō)粥(zhōu)。

Inside the venue, sounds of clapping, whistling, yelling, laughing blended together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)笑(xiào)声(shēng)的(de)一(yì)天(tiān)肯(kěn)定(dìng)是(shì)最(zuì)为(wéi)虚(xū)度(dù)的(de)一(yì)天(tiān)。

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mendel · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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