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声 (shēng) — (noun) sound, voice, noise; (noun) reputation; (classifier) used for the number of times a sound occurs

Definition

声 (shēng) is the standalone noun for 'sound/voice' and the classifier that counts occurrences of a sound (一声 = one sound). In everyday speech learners will more often see 声音, the fuller word for sound.

noun
soundvoicenoisereputation
classifier
used for the number of times a sound occurs
Easily confused

Examples

  • 声。
    Tā hǎn le yī shēng.
    He shouted once.
  • 。
    Nà ge shēng yīn hěn dà.
    That sound is very loud.
  • 声。
    Wǒ ké sou le yī shēng.
    I coughed once.
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