有声 (yǒu) — to have sound, to be audible; (linguistics) voiced (of consonants); (in fixed phrases) vivid, dramatic (e.g., 有声有色)
Definition
A bound morpheme: rare on its own. Most often used in 有声书 (audiobook) and the set phrase 有声有色 ('vivid, lively'). In phonetics, it means 'voiced' (vs 清 'voiceless').
verb
to have soundto be audible(linguistics) voiced (of consonants)(in fixed phrases) vividdramatic (e.g., 有声有色)
Examples
- 有声。Zhè běn yǒu shū jiǎng de shì zhōng guó lì shǐ.This audiobook is about Chinese history.
- ，。Tā bǎ gù shi jiǎng dé yǒu yǒu sè, dà jiā dōu tīng rù mí le.He told the story so vividly that everyone was captivated.
- ，有声。Zài yǔ yīn xué lǐ, yǒu fǔ yīn hé qīng fǔ yīn bù tóng.In phonetics, voiced consonants are different from voiceless consonants.
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