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放声 (fàng shēng) — loudly; in a loud voice

Definition

放声 (fàngshēng) is an adverb meaning 'loudly / in a full voice' — used right before verbs of vocalizing like 笑, 哭, 歌唱, 痛哭, to describe doing something with no restraint.

adverb
loudlyin a loud voice

Examples

  • 放声，。
    Tā fàng shēng dà xiào, xī yǐn le suǒ yǒu rén de mù guāng.
    He laughed loudly, attracting everyone's attention.
  • 放声。
    Hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng fàng shēng gē chàng.
    The children sang loudly on the playground.
  • 放声。
    Tā zhōng yú rěn bú zhù fàng shēng tòng kū qǐ lái.
    She finally couldn't help but cry loudly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

放fàngrelease
声shēngvoice

放 (release) and 声 (voice) describe letting out one's voice loudly.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

Open 放 →

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
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.

Open 声 →
Appears in
Communication & Speech

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