(shēng yīn) - sound, voice, noise in Mandarin
shēngyīnTraditional: 聲音
Translation
sound, voice, noise
Word origin
声音 (shēng yīn) pairs 声 (shēng), 'sound' or 'voice', with 音 (yīn), 'sound' or 'tone', the latter related to 言 'speech' with an added stroke. Together they mean 'sound', 'voice' or 'noise'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 声 (shēng, sound) + 音 (yīn, tone/sound)
Stroke order
声
音
Examples
。
I heard a strange sound.
。
His voice is very pleasant.
。
Please turn the volume down a little.
温柔。
Her voice is very gentle.
。
I hear a noise downstairs.
声音 (shēng yīn) covers sound, voice, and noise depending on context. 声 refers to sound in general, while 音 refers to musical or tonal sound. Together they form the everyday word for any audible sound. For a human voice you can say 声音 or more specifically 嗓音 (sǎng yīn). Volume is expressed as 声音大小 (loudness) and turning up or down volume is 调高/调低声音.
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