嗓门 (sǎng mén) — voice (volume or quality of speaking)
Definition
Refers to how loud someone's voice is — their volume — rather than what they say. Big 嗓门 = loud; used in phrases like 提高嗓门 (raise one's voice) or 压低嗓门 (lower one's voice).
noun
voice (volume or quality of speaking)
Examples
- 嗓门，。Tā de sǎng mén hěn dà, zài lóu xià dōu néng tīng jiàn.His voice is so loud you can hear it from downstairs.
- 嗓门。Tā shēng qì dì tí gāo le sǎng mén.She raised her voice angrily.
- 嗓门。Zài tú shū guǎn lǐ shuō huà yào yā dī sǎng mén.You should lower your voice when speaking in the library.
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