Definition

Examples

• 会场里响起了热烈的掌声。
  Huìchǎng lǐ xiǎng qǐ le rèliè de zhǎngshēng.
  Warm applause rang out in the meeting hall.
• 电话突然响起，把我吓了一跳。
  Diànhuà tūrán xiǎng qǐ, bǎ wǒ xià le yí tiào.
  The phone suddenly rang, giving me a fright.
• 下课铃一响起，同学们就冲出了教室。
  Xiàkè líng yì xiǎng qǐ, tóngxué men jiù chōng chū le jiàoshì.
  As soon as the class-ending bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom.