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HSK
voice / sound / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly
HSK 2
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  *为* | 为* | *为
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
HSK 3
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  *被* | 被* | *被
quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游 to "go on a trip")
HSK 3
singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
HSK 3
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  *粗* | 粗* | *粗
(of sth long) wide; thick / (of sth granular) coarse / (of a voice) gruff / (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude
HSK 4
speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
HSK 4
Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯)
HSK 4
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  *声* | 声* | *声
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
HSK 5
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  *脆* | 脆* | *脆
brittle / fragile / crisp / crunchy / clear and loud voice / neat
HSK 5
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  *于* | 于* | *于
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
throat / voice / CL:
HSK 7-9
to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
HSK 7-9
tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
HSK 7-9
low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哑* | 哑* | *哑
mute; dumb; incapable of speech / (of a voice) hoarse; husky / (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud
HSK 7-9
tactful / euphemistic / (of voice etc) suave / soft
HSK 7-9
heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
HSK 7-9
tolerant / generous / magnanimous / thick and broad (build) / thick and deep (voice)
HSK 7-9
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
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  *OS* | OS* | *OS
(in a soap opera or movie) voice-over that makes a character's unspoken thoughts audible to the audience
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  *态* | 态* | *态
(bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice
loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸣* | 鸣* | *鸣
to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair
to produce a sound; to vocalize / to give voice; to articulate views or demands
voice (grammar)
voice / windpipe
voice actor (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 声優 "seiyū")
(voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful
pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone
aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration
voice / accent
high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere)
mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice)
voice
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嗓* | 嗓* | *嗓
throat / voice
to lower (one's voice)
intonation / tone of voice / CL: 個|个
antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus) / sung reply (in agreement with first voice) / to reply with a poem in the same rhythm
to sing loudly / to lift one's voice in song
to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding
lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced
to vaporize / evaporation / carburetion / 氣|气 transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath) / unvoicing of voiced consonant
to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range)
deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched
one's speaking voice / tone / implication
voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc)
clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative)
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message
very loudly / at the top of one's voice
to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily
short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice)
(phonetics) voiced sound / sonant
meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice)
singing voice
tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face
tone (of voice) / tune
in a low voice / softly
to press down / to crush down / to restrain (anger) / to keep down (voice)
an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot
(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet
quietly / in a low voice
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish
(of weather) overcast; gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited; downcast
tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion
dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style)
reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
stern voice
every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to murmur / to speak in a low voice
to chat with a low voice
(of an object) tapered / (of a voice) high-pitched
to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice
to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
(onom.) sighing voice / crying sound
in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
low and unhurried (voice etc) / low and gently sloping (terrain)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *齉* | 齉* | *齉
stuffy (nose) / nasal (voice)
loudly / in a loud voice
to critique / to voice concerns about / ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles
shrill (voice)
(of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom)
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom) / hubbub / brouhaha
to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it) / voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty)
falsetto (cf. 真聲|真声, natural or modal voice)
all of one voice / unanimous
strange voice / affected manner of speaking
(of a singer) to lose one's voice / (male opera singer's) voice change (at puberty)
voice and features / (sb's) appearance
wide and bright / without worries / deep and sonorous (voice)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *齆* | 齆* | *齆
stuffy (nose) / nasal (voice)
to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *呺* | 呺* | *呺
voice of anger / vast / spacious

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