響 xiǎng

make sound, make noise; sound

DEFINITIONS

  • make sound, make noise
  • sound
  • echo
  • sound
  • noise
  • to make a sound
  • to sound
  • to ring
  • loud
  • classifier for noises

WORDS

一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support
一炮打響 yī pào dǎ xiǎng to win instant success (idiom); to start off successfully
一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩 yī píng zi bù xiǎng ， bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一聲不響 yī shēng bù xiǎng to keep totally silent; noiselessly
不同凡響 bù tóng fán xiǎng lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run
不聲不響 bù shēng bù xiǎng wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking; taciturn
交響 jiāo xiǎng symphony, symphonic
交響曲 jiāo xiǎng qǔ symphony
交響樂 jiāo xiǎng yuè symphony
交響樂團 jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán symphony orchestra
交響樂隊 jiāo xiǎng yuè duì symphony orchestra
交響金屬 jiāo xiǎng jīn shǔ symphonic metal (pop music); heavy metal with symphonic pretensions
凡響 fán xiǎng ordinary tones; everyday harmony; common chord
半瓶水響叮噹 bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
半響 bàn xiǎng half the day; a long time; quite a while
反響 fǎn xiǎng repercussions; reaction; echo
叫響 jiào xiǎng to gain fame and success
叮噹響 dīng dāng xiǎng (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
嗣響 sì xiǎng lit. a following echo; fig. to continue (a tradition)
嘟嘟響 dū dū xiǎng (onom.) toot; honk; beeping; tooting noise
回響 huí xiǎng variant of 迴響|回响[hui2 xiang3]; to echo; to reverberate; to respond; echo; response; reaction
巨大影響 jù dà yǐng xiǎng huge influence
巨響 jù xiǎng loud sound
廣泛影響 guǎng fàn yǐng xiǎng wide ranging influence
弦外之響 xián wài zhī xiǎng see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]
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