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Mandarin shēng
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 shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
Results beginning with 声
 shēng yīn voice / sound / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shēng míng to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]
 shēng dào sound track / audio channel
 shēng wàng popularity / prestige
 shēng xiǎng sound / noise
 shēng kǎ sound card
 shēng chēng to claim / to state / to proclaim / to assert
 shēng yù reputation / fame
 shēng míng reputation / declaration
 shēng xī sound (often with negative, not a sound) / whisper
 shēng shì fame and power / prestige / influence / impetus / momentum
 shēng diào tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shēng yuè vocal music
 shēng yōu voice actor (loanword from Japanese 声優 / seiyū)
 shēng bō sound wave
 shēng yuán to support (a cause)
 shēng tǎo to denounce / to condemn
 shēng làng clamor
 shēng guāng acousto-optics
 shēng dài vocal cords / vocal folds / (motion picture) soundtrack
 shēng xué acoustics
 shēng mǔ the initial consonant of a Chinese syllable / the phonetic component of a phono-semantic compound character (e.g. the component 青[qing1] in 清[qing1])
 shēng xiàng audio-visual / (ultrasonography etc) acoustic image
 shēng zhāng to make public / to disclose
 shēng wēi prestige / renown / influence
 shēng bù part (in multipart instrumental or choral music), such as the soprano part or bass part
 shēng yán to state / to declare / pronouncement / declaration
 shēng nà sonar (loanword)
 shēng qì voice / tone / information
 shēng pín audio frequency
 shēng mén glottis
 shēng sù sound velocity
 shēng fú phonetic component of a Chinese character (e.g. the component 青[qing] in 清[qing1])
 shēng jià reputation
 Shēng lèi Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved to this day)
 shēng nà sonar (loanword)
 shēng náng vocal sac / vocal pouch (for vocal amplification in male frogs)
 shēng páng phonetic component of Chinese character
 shēng pào long-range acoustic device
 shēng qǐng to make a formal request / formal request / to make a claim (law)
 shēng shù acoustic beam
 shēng shuō to narrate
 shēng wén voiceprint
 shēng wú (bird species of China) common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
线 shēng xiàn tone of voice / timbre
 shēng xiào sound effect
 shēng xùn explaining a character or word by using a homophone
 shēng yā to apply to a court for an arrest warrant
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  acoustic pulse
  velocity log / sonic log / acoustic velocity log / continuous velocity log
穿 shēng chuān tòu insonification / ensonification
 shēng míng shū statement
 shēng páng zì character serving as sound value of another character / phonetic
 shēng suǒ guó claimant country (in a territorial dispute)
 shēng sù yí velocimeter / sound velocity meter
 shēng yùn xué phonetics
 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice
西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion
 shēng míng láng jí to have a bad reputation
 shēng qíng bìng mào (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom)
 shēng sī lì jié to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
  pinger
  sound velocity correction / velocity correction / sound speed correction / speed of sound correction
  acoustic basement / seismic basement
  sounding interval
  sonar sweep / sweep
 shēng bō dìng wèi sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar) / acoustic positioning
 shēng bō tàn cè acoustic detection
 shēng diào lún kuò tone contour
 shēng diào yǔ yán tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
 shēng lèi xì tǒng phonetic system
 shēng míng dà zào to rise to fame
 shēng míng dà zhèn to create a sensation
 shēng nà fú biāo sonobuoy
 shēng nà jì lù echo sounder trace / echo-trace / echo sounder record;
 shēng páng cuò wù phonological error
 shēng sè chǎng suǒ red-light district
 shēng sù pōu miàn sound velocity profile / velocity profile / speed of sound profile
 shēng xué qíng bào acoustic intelligence
 shēng yīn qíng bào acoustical intelligence
  acoustic impedance contrast
  acoustic backscatter / backscatter
  sound sensor
  acoustic sensor
 shēng diào de diào zhí pitch of tones
线  acoustic impedance log
穿  strike spacing
  pinger probe / pinger
  Acoustic Deterrent Devices
  audio-intelligence devices
  Sound Surveillance System
  sonar-activated initiator
 shēng xué gòng zhèn pǔ xué acoustic resonance spectroscopy
  acoustic backscatter intensity / backscatter intensity / backscatter strength
  Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners
  Association for Solidarity with Freedom-deprived Juveniles
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
线  International Conference in Solidarity with Front-Line States
  International Day of Solidarity with the South African Political Prisoners
  International Conference of Solidarity with the Chilean People
  Extraordinary Solidarity Conference with the People of South Africa
  International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
  Geneva Declaration for Rural Women
  International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa
  International Year of Solidarity with the People of Namibia
 shēng yuán nán bù fēi zhōu rén mín tuán jié zhōu Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Southern Africa
  Week of Solidarity with the Struggle of Chilean Democratics
  Declaration of Solidarity with the African National Liberation Movements
  International Conference in Solidarity with the Palestinian People
 shēng yuán fēi zì zhì lǐng tǔ rén mín tuán jié zhōu Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
  Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
  Declaration of Solidarity and Support for the Liberation of Southern Africa
  International Conference in Solidarity with Peoples under Racial Discrimination
  Week of Solidarity with the Struggle of the Peoples of Southern Africa
  Conference in Solidarity with the Liberation Struggles of the Peoples of Southern Africa
  Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women of South Africa and Namibia
  Special Meeting in Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners
  International Week of Solidarity with People Struggling against Racism
  International Conference in Solidarity with the Struggle of the People of Namibia
  Working Group on Advocacy and Support for Families Affected by AIDS
  Special Meeting in Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
  Special Meeting in Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with Struggling People of South Africa
  Day of Solidarity with the People of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  International Conference of Solidarity with the Struggle of the African and Arab Peoples
  International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women of South Africa and Namibia
  International Student Conference in Solidarity with the Struggle of the Students of Southern Africa
  Week of Solidarity with Peoples and Countries Struggling for their National Liberation
  Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of the Arab People of Palestine for their Rights
Approximate Results for 声
 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation
 dà shēng loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly
 xiào shēng laughter
 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
 wú shēng noiseless / noiselessly / silent
 chū shēng to make a sound / to speak / to cry out
 dī shēng in a low voice / softly
 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
 qīng shēng quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress
 zhǎng shēng applause / CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
 yuán shēng acoustic (musical instrument)
 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals)
 míng shēng reputation
 xīn shēng thoughts / feelings / aspirations / heartfelt wishes / inner voice
 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation
 zào shēng noise
 gāo shēng aloud / loud / loudly
 xiàng sheng comic dialogue / sketch / crosstalk
 hū shēng a shout / fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
 wěi shēng coda / epilogue / end
 xiǎng shēng noise
 fàng shēng very loudly / at the top of one's voice
 kū shēng sound of weeping
 lì shēng stern voice
 yìng shēng an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot
 shī shēng to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily
 lián shēng repeatedly (say something)
 qí shēng all speaking together / in chorus
 fā shēng vocal / sound / sound production / to utter / to give voice
 chāo shēng ultrasonic / ultrasound
 qiāng shēng crack / shooting sound / gunshot
 hǎn shēng to yell / hubbub
 huí shēng echo
 léi shēng thunder
 hǒu shēng roar
 hé shēng harmony (music)
 yǔ shēng spoken language / sound of speaking
 kēng shēng to utter a word
 huān shēng cheers / cries of joy or approval
 gǔ shēng sound of a drum / drumbeat
 qiǎo shēng quietly / in a low voice
 měi shēng bel canto
 biàn shēng voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc)
 hān shēng sound of snoring
 zhī shēng to utter a word / to make a sound / to cheep / to squeak / also pr. [zi1 sheng1]
 xū shēng hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
 zòng shēng loudly / in a loud voice
 xiāo shēng sound dissipation / noise reduction
 zuò shēng to speak / to emit sound
 sì shēng the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 / and entering tone 入聲|入声 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin
 fēi shēng to make a name / to become famous
 hēng shēng hum
 tí shēng ululation / to howl
 xiān shēng herald / precursor / harbinger
 píng shēng level or even tone / first and second tones in modern Mandarin
 yuàn shēng wail / lament / voice of complaint
 qù shēng falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin
 rù shēng entering tone / checked tone / one of the four tones of Middle Chinese
 shǎng shēng falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin
 xíng shēng ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
 tūn shēng to swallow one's cries
  earth noise
 bào shēng explosion / bang / sonic boom / engine knock
 biān shēng outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
 cǎi shēng applause / cheering
 cǎi shēng applause / cheering
 chàn shēng trill (of voice) / see also 顫聲|颤声[zhan4 sheng1]
 chuán shēng microphone / to use a microphone
 chū shēng the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable
 cù shēng same as 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1] / entering tone
 èr shēng second tone
 è shēng malicious abuse / lewd song / evil reputation
 hè shēng ho
 jiǎ shēng falsetto / opposite: natural or true voice 真聲|真声[zhen1 sheng1]
 jìn shēng to keep silent
 luó shēng sound of gong
 mà shēng scolding / tongue-lashing / (fig.) angry criticism / opprobrium / CL:片[pian4]
 nǐ shēng onomatopoeia
 qiè shēng in a whisper / in stealthy tones
 qī shēng tones of the musical scale
 shōu shēng (Cantonese) to stop talking / to shut up
 xié shēng combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in 功[gong1], which has signific 力[li4] and phonetic 工[gong1] (also referred to as 形聲|形声[xing2 sheng1]) / (of words or characters) homophonous
 xī shēng sound absorption
 zè shēng oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
 zhàn shēng trembling voice / see also 顫聲|颤声[chan4 sheng1]
 zhěng shēng to tune (a musical instrument) / to regulate the sound
 Zhèng shēng folk music of the state of Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] / lascivious, decadent music
 zhēn shēng natural voice / modal voice / true voice / opposite: falsetto 假聲|假声[jia3 sheng1]
 zhōng shēng the medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable
 zhōng shēng the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
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 lì tǐ shēng stereo sound
 chāo shēng bō ultrasound (scan)
 yáng shēng qì speaker
 bù zuò shēng keep silent / not say a word
 biān pào shēng sound of firecrackers
 liú shēng jī gramophone / phonograph
 xiāo shēng qì noise reduction equipment
 cáo zá shēng noise / din
 wēng wēng shēng hum / drone / buzz
 jiào chuáng shēng to moan (in bed) / cries of pleasure during love-making
 yú zhèng shēng Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician
 lóng lóng shēng rumble (sound of thunder or gunfire)
 yǒu shēng shū audiobook
 chuán shēng qì microphone
 chuán shēng tǒng loudhailer / megaphone / one who parrots sb / mouthpiece
 dī da shēng tick (tock)
 xíng shēng zì phono-semantic compound character
 yīng shēng chóng yes-man / opinionless person
 dīng dāng shēng tinkle
 cì shēng bō infrasonic wave
 xiàng shēng cí onomatopoeia
 māo jiào shēng mew
  boomer
  ultrasonics
 chǎo nào shēng noise
 chāo shēng pín ultrasonic / beyond human hearing
 dào cǎi shēng jeering / booing / catcalls
 dì èr shēng second tone in Mandarin / rising tone
 dīng dāng shēng tinkle
 dì sān shēng third tone in Mandarin / falling-rising tone
 dì sì shēng fourth tone in Mandarin / falling tone
 dì yī shēng first tone in Mandarin / high, level tone
 fā shēng fǎ intonation
 fā shēng qì sound device
 fā xū shēng to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
 fēng shēng jǐn (fig.) the situation is tense
 hū hū shēng whir
 hū jiào shēng whoop
 jí cù shēng patter
 jìn shēng lìng gag order
 kǎ da shēng (onom.) clunk
 kā da shēng (onom.) clunk
 Lài Shēng chuān Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director
 líng shēng mǔ (Chinese linguistics) zero initial (the initial of a syllable that does not begin with a consonant)
 māo shēng niǎo catbird
 mó shēng cí (linguistics) onomatopoeic word
 nǐ shēng cí onomatopoeia
 Ní Tuò shēng Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee (1903-1972), influential Chinese Christian
 shào zi shēng whistling sound
 sī sī shēng hiss
 sī sī shēng hissing sound (onom.)
 sī yǎ shēng hoarse
 yáng píng shēng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua
 yìng shēng chóng yes-man / opinionless person
 yīn píng shēng high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua
 yuán shēng dài soundtrack / master tape
 zhī gā shēng (linguistics) creaky voice / vocal fry
 zhuàng shēng cí onomatopoeia
 zì zào shēng self-noise
Chinese Tones