(xiǎng) - to sound, to ring, to make a noise in Mandarin

xiǎng

Traditional: 響

HSK 4
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Translation

to sound, to ring, to make a noise

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响

Examples

。

The phone rang.

。

The thunder outside is very loud.

铃líng。

The lesson bell has rung.

响 (xiǎng) means to make a sound, so 电话响了 (the phone rang) and 铃响了 (the bell rang). As an adjective it means loud, as in 声音很响. 影响 (yǐngxiǎng, to influence) is built from the same character.

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