声音

shēngyīn

Traditional: 聲音

HSK 3
#524 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

sound, voice, noise

Stroke order

Stroke order for 声

Stroke order for 音

Examples

I heard a strange sound.

His voice is very pleasant.

Please turn the volume down a little.

wēnróu

Her voice is very gentle.

lóu

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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This word is part of lesson 11.