响亮 (xiǎng liàng) — loud and clear; resounding

Definition

Sounds (voice, music, cheers) that are both loud and clear — broader than 洪亮, which emphasizes deep resonance. Use 清晰 or 明显 for clarity of vision or ideas.

adjective

loud and clearresounding

Examples

响亮。
Tā de huí dá hěn xiǎng liàng.
His answer was loud and clear.
响亮。
Zhè shǒu gē de xuán lǜ fēi cháng xiǎng liàng.
The melody of this song is very resounding.
响亮。
Guān zhòng men de huān hū shēng xiǎng liàng yòu chí jiǔ.
The audience's cheers were loud, clear, and long-lasting.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

响xiǎngloud

亮liàngclear

响 means loud and 亮 means clear, so together they describe a sound that is both loud and clear.

Characters in this word

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 響; 响 is its simplified writing.

鄉音響

Meaning part形符xíngfú

音音yīnsound

Sound part声符shēngfú

鄉

鄉xiāng響xiǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 響 pairs 音, meaning sound, with 鄉 to give its pronunciation. The simplified 响 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical parts.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng亮liàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

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Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6