声shēngsound; voice; tone; noise

1. 1.

   sound; voice; tone; noisenoun

2. 2.

   classifier for soundsmeasure word

• 声sound; voice; tone; noise

声 can name a sound or a voice, as in 小声, and a number plus 声 counts cries, as in 两声.

1. HSK 1

   我听见一声猫叫。

   Wǒ tīngjiàn yì shēng māo jiào.

   I hear a cat cry out once.

2. HSK 1

   猫叫两声。

   Māo jiào liǎng shēng.

   The cat cries twice.

3. HSK 1

   我听见他叫了一声。

   Wǒ tīngjiàn tā jiào le yì shēng.

   I hear him call out once.

4. 请你小声说。

   Qǐng nǐ xiǎoshēng shuō.

   Please speak in a low voice.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   外面有猫叫。

   Wàimiàn yǒu māo jiào.

   There is a cat meowing outside.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   你听见几声？

   Nǐ tīngjiàn jǐ shēng?

   How many cries do you hear?

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我先听见一声，后来又有两声。

   Wǒ xiān tīngjiàn yì shēng, hòulái yòu yǒu liǎng shēng.

   I first hear one cry, and then there are two more cries.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我也听见那几声。

   Wǒ yě tīngjiàn nà jǐ shēng.

   I hear those few cries too.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 猫叫两___。(The cat cries twice.)

   A声B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "I hear a cat cry out once"?

   A我听见一声猫叫。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 请你小___说。(Please speak in a low voice.)

   A声B是C的

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Related words

• 声音shēng yīnsound; voiceHSK 3
• 听tīngto listen to; to hearHSK 1
• 叫jiàoto be called; to have the nameHSK 1
• 外面wài miànoutsideHSK 2
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
• 世界shì jièworldHSK 3

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