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铃声

líng shēng · ling sheng

Traditional 鈴聲

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. ring
  2. ringtone
  3. bell stroke
  4. tintinnabulation
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In a conversation

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The loud ringtone

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)谁的(shéide)铃声(língshēng)？

    Whose ringtone is that?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我的(wǒde)。对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)这个(zhège)铃声(língshēng)。

    Mine. Sorry. I love that ringtone.

  3. Liangliang

    太(tài)响(xiǎng)了(le)，你(nǐ)换(huàn)一个(yīgè)铃声(língshēng)吧(ba)。

    It's too loud. Change your ringtone.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，换成(huànchéng)学校(xuéxiào)的(de)上课(shàngkè)铃声(língshēng)！

    OK, I'll use the school bell!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)它(tā)一(yī)响(xiǎng)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)跑回(pǎohuí)教室(jiàoshì)了(le)！

    Then everyone will run back to class when it rings!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)要(yào)怎(zěn)么(me)换(huàn)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)铃(líng)声(shēng)呢(ne)?

How do I change my cell phone's ringtone?

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

02

铃(líng)声(shēng)一(yì)响(xiǎng)，火(huǒ)车(chē)就(jiù)开(kāi)动(dòng)了(le)。

The bell rang and the train moved off.

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

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