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HSK
voice / sound / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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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
singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯)
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *声* | 声* | *声
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
HSK 5
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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
low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly
HSK 2
speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
HSK 4
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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
splitcharactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *OS* | OS* | *OS
(in a soap opera or movie) voice-over that makes a character's unspoken thoughts audible to the audience
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
voice / accent
childlike voice / babyish voice
tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
HSK 7-9
voice / tone / information
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *脆* | 脆* | *脆
brittle / fragile / crisp / crunchy / clear and loud voice / neat
HSK 5
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
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
deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched
voice actor (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 声優 "seiyū")
in a quiet voice; softly / (linguistics) neutral tone
voice recorder (handheld digital device)
voice-over / background narration
tactful / euphemistic / (of voice etc) suave / soft
HSK 7-9
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message
to lower (one's voice)
all of one voice / unanimous
(of people) to be of one voice (idiom) / unanimous
mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice)
honeybee; (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth) / voice booster (microphone headset with a wearable speaker)
tenor (singing voice) / a tenor
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom) / hubbub / brouhaha
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哑* | 哑* | *哑
mute; dumb; incapable of speech / (of a voice) hoarse; husky / (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud
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
in a whisper / in a low voice (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嗓* | 嗓* | *嗓
throat / voice
tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face
loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded
in a low voice / softly
singing voice
sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair
meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice)
(voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful
to chat with a low voice
voice (as sth that may be described as husky 沙啞|沙哑 or deep 低沉 etc) / (physics) sound ray
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily
tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
to murmur / to speak in a low voice
to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding
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)
dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style)
voice
every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice
falsetto (cf. 真聲|真声, natural or modal voice)
stern voice
voice / windpipe
(of a voice) husky / hoarse / affected / (music) to go off-key
(music) bass voice
to press down / to crush down / to restrain (anger) / to keep down (voice)
wide and bright / without worries / deep and sonorous (voice)
voice assistant
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
voice signal
to speak / to tell / to voice
very loudly / at the top of one's voice
antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus) / sung reply (in agreement with first voice) / to reply with a poem in the same rhythm
(of food) crispy and tasty / (of a voice or sound) sharp and clear
manner of speech / tone of voice
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *态* | 态* | *态
(bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice
(phonetics) voiced sound / sonant
short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice)
(music) tonality / (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style; image; tone; voice; character
to produce a sound; to vocalize / to give voice; to articulate views or demands
natural voice; modal voice (cf. 假聲|假声, falsetto)
to recite in a loud, clear voice
VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing) / to speak with others over the Internet
comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)
whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot
aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration
(of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom)
throat / voice / CL:
HSK 7-9
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
voice mailbox / voicemail
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
to raise one's voice / to speak at the top of one's voice
loud voice
voice (grammar)
sweet / soft / lovely (of sounds and voices)
voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc)
magnanimous / generous / broad-minded / wide / resonant (voice)

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