说话声 (shuì) — sound of someone speaking; spoken voice

Definition

The sound of someone talking — voices or noise of speech heard from a distance, as in 听到说话声. More concrete than 声音 ('sound' in general); the focus is specifically on human speech.

noun

sound of someone speakingspoken voice

Examples

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Wǒ qīng chǔ dì tīng dào wài miàn de shuō huà shēng.
I clearly heard the sound of people talking outside.
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Jiào shì lǐ de shuō huà shēng tài dà le.
The noise of conversation in the classroom is too loud.
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Tā tīng jiàn zǒu láng yǒu shuō huà shēng.
He heard voices in the corridor.

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