齐声 (qí shēng) — in chorus; in unison | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An adverb meaning 'all together, in unison' — typically modifies a verb of speech or sound (回答, 欢呼, 唱) to show a group acts or speaks as one.

adverb

in chorusin unison

齐声：“！”
Dà jiā qí shēng huí dá: "zhī dào!"
Everyone answered in chorus: "Got it!"
齐声。
Guān zhòng men qí shēng huān hū qǐ lái.
The audience cheered in unison.
齐声。
Tā men qí shēng chàng qǐ le guó gē.
They sang the national anthem in unison.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

齐qítogether or in unison

齐 gives together or in unison, 声 gives voice; together they mean speaking in chorus.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

殸耳聲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

殸

殸qìng聲shēng

Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.