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HSK
result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects
HSK 3
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  *派* | 派* | *派
(literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by ) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie
HSK 3
robust / sound
HSK 5
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  *香* | 香* | *香
fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:
HSK 3
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  *尖* | 尖* | *尖
pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop
HSK 6
to record sound / an audio recording (CL:)
HSK 3
safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace
HSK 2
correct; sound; right; proper
HSK 2
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  *響* | 響* | *響
echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises
HSK 2
(of a sound) to come through / to be heard / (of news) to arrive
HSK 3
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  *聲* | 聲* | *聲
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
HSK 5
to sound an alarm / to report sth to the police
HSK 5
(linguistics) oral speech sounds
HSK 7-9
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  *片* | 片* | *片
thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral : classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91
HSK 2
to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch / to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
HSK 3
to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘚* | 嘚* | *嘚
(onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哇* | 哇* | *哇
Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting
voice / sound / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to sound a bell / to raise the alarm
speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
HSK 4
sound of gong
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *咍* | 咍* | *咍
(interj.) / happy / sound of laughter
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  *啦* | 啦* | *啦
(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat
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  *細* | 細* | *細
thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal
HSK 4
sound; acoustics; audio / hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *颯* | 颯* | *颯
sound of wind / valiant / melancholy
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched
having sound and color (idiom); vivid / dazzling
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘀* | 嘀* | *嘀
(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
(of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on
to sound like
(onom.) pattering sound / drip drip (of water) / tick tock (of clock) / also pr. [di1 da5]
sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound)
HSK 7-9
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
HSK 7-9
to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc) / to seem
incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep
(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup / (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness
HSK 7-9
high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile
HSK 7-9
calmly / without qualms / free from worry / safe and sound
to transmit sound
to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled
HSK 7-9
(of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
HSK 7-9
to amplify (sound)
intelligence gatherer / spy / detective / scout / sound (medical instrument) / long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
to cry out / to bark out a sound
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘶* | 嘶* | *嘶
hiss / neigh / Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)
depth (of waterway) / sounding
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
safe and sound
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
sound effect
loudspeaker box / speaker (audio equipment) / resonating chamber of a musical instrument / sound box
to sound familiar / familiar-sounding
to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
to beat sb soundly
sound of crying
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泙* | 泙* | *泙
sound of water splashing
safe and sound (idiom) / to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字 acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *叮* | 叮* | *叮
to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
sound / noise
to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere
yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals)
to sound like a broken record / to prattle / to nag / to mutter
fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep)
throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
high-sounding / dignified / pompous (idiom)
sound of an explosion
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine; moan; wail
to produce a sound; to vocalize / to give voice; to articulate views or demands
sound wave
sound device
sound of gurgling water
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *□* | □* | *□
(onom.) pew! (sound of a bullet fired from a gun) / also pr. [biu4]
sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *吽* | 吽* | *吽
sound of a Buddhist incantation
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  *嗯* | 嗯* | *嗯
(a groaning sound)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘎* | 嘎* | *嘎
(onom.) short but loud sound
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘎* | 嘎* | *嘎
cackling sound
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  *隆* | 隆* | *隆
sound of drums
(of food) crispy and tasty / (of a voice or sound) sharp and clear
sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation
safe and sound / well
sound dissipation / noise reduction
low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled / derogatory-sounding abbr. for 低端產業從業人口|低端产业从业人口
to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning / also written 探口風|探口风
(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach) / to coo (of a dove) / rumbling / noisy drinking sound
sounds of nature
antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) / to fight / to wage war
sound of a drum / drumbeat
nasal sound

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