shēng

sound, voice, noise; tone; music

DEFINITIONS

聲 shēng
  • sound
  • voice
  • tone
  • noise
  • reputation
  • classifier for sounds

WORDS

鴉雀無 yā què wú shēng lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
默不作 mò bù zuò shēng to keep silent
gǔ shēng sound of a drum; drumbeat
hān shēng sound of snoring
如雷 hān shēng rú léi thunderous snoring
qí shēng all speaking together; in chorus
慘 shēng cǎn the tone is miserable; the situation sounds bad
尖叫 jiān jiào shēng screaming; shrieking sound
yī shēng shēng sound after sound; one after another (referring to the repeated 'bi' sound in this context)
zhèn shēng Zhen Sheng