录音 錄音 lù yīn to record (sound) / sound recording / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals) syn 响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 音响 音響 yīn xiǎng sound / acoustics / audio / hi-fi system / stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3he2 yin1xiang3]) syn 音频 音頻 yīn pín audio / sound / audio frequency / sound frequency syn 呼呼 hū hū (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep syn 鸣叫 鳴叫 míng jiào to emit a sound / (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc / (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound syn 声息 聲息 shēng xī sound (often with negative, not a sound) / whisper syn 听来 聽來 tīng lái 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 哇 wā Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting syn 响 響 xiǎng echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises syn 哑 啞 yā (onom.) sound of cawing / sound of infant learning to talk / variant of 呀[ya1] syn 良材 liáng cái good timber / sound material / fig. able person / sound chap 砉 huā sound of a thing flying fast by / whoosh / cracking sound / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 声音 聲音 shēng yīn voice / sound / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 声 聲 shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds syn 正确 正確 zhèng què correct / sound / right / proper syn 报警 報警 bào jǐng to sound an alarm / to report sth to the police syn 效果 xiào guǒ result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 平安 píng ān safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace syn 枪声 槍聲 qiāng shēng crack / shooting sound / gunshot 发音 發音 fā yīn to pronounce / pronunciation / to emit sound syn 传来 傳來 chuán lái (of a sound) to come through / to be heard / (of news) to arrive syn 风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn 好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions syn 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 安然 ān rán calmly / without qualms / free from worry / safe and sound syn 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound (idiom) / to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) syn 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 谐音 諧音 xié yīn homonym / homophone / harmonic (component of sound) 健全 jiàn quán robust / sound syn 耳熟 ěr shú to sound familiar / familiar-sounding syn 叮当 叮當 dīng dāng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound syn 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled syn 咕噜 咕嚕 gū lu (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach) / to coo (of a dove) / rumbling / noisy drinking sound syn 声波 聲波 shēng bō sound wave 敲响 敲響 qiāo xiǎng to sound a bell / to raise the alarm syn 安好 ān hǎo safe and sound / well syn 声响 聲響 shēng xiǎng sound / noise syn 哭声 哭聲 kū shēng sound of weeping 深沉 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched syn 发声 發聲 fā shēng to produce a sound / to vocalize / to give voice / to articulate views or demands syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 叮咚 dīng dōng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound syn 鼓声 鼓聲 gǔ shēng sound of a drum / drumbeat 音效 yīn xiào sound effect 叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan to cry out / to bark out a sound syn 探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer / spy / detective / scout / sound (medical instrument) / long and narrow probing and sampling utensil syn 嘘声 噓聲 xū shēng hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure) 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 音速 yīn sù speed of sound syn 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 巨响 巨響 jù xiǎng loud sound syn 音色 yīn sè tone / timbre / sound color syn 音质 音質 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre syn 扑通 撲通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop syn 韵味 韻味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest syn 音箱 yīn xiāng loudspeaker box / speaker (audio equipment) / resonating chamber of a musical instrument / sound box syn 鼾声 鼾聲 hān shēng sound of snoring 吱声 吱聲 zhī shēng to utter a word / to make a sound / to cheep / to squeak / also pr. [zi1 sheng1] syn 鼻音 bí yīn nasal sound 响动 響動 xiǎng dòng sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible) / also pr. [xiang3 dong5] syn 轰鸣 轟鳴 hōng míng boom (sound of explosion) / rumble syn 怦怦 pēng pēng thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright syn 缭绕 繚繞 liáo rào (of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward / (of a sound) to linger on syn 声道 聲道 shēng dào sound track / audio channel 潺潺 chán chán murmur / babble (sound of water) syn 音波 yīn bō sound wave syn 哗哗 嘩嘩 huā huā sound of gurgling water syn 万籁俱寂 萬籟俱寂 wàn lài jù jì not a sound to be heard (idiom) syn 雷霆 léi tíng sound of thunder syn 呱呱 guā guā (onom.) sound of frogs, ducks etc syn 弥散 彌散 mí sàn to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc) syn 心音 xīn yīn sound of the heart / heartbeat 阿嚏 ā tì (onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze) 清脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆 syn 哗啦啦 嘩啦啦 huā lā lā (onom.) crashing sound syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 鸦雀无声 鴉雀無聲 yā què wú shēng lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence syn 凄厉 淒厲 qī lì mournful (sound) syn 哀鸣 哀鳴 āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine / moan / wail syn 余音 餘音 yú yīn lingering sound 尾音 wěi yīn final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages) 嚓嚓 cā cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires 声速 聲速 shēng sù sound velocity syn 不绝于耳 不絕於耳 bù jué yú ěr (of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on syn 有声有色 有聲有色 yǒu shēng yǒu sè having sound and color (idiom) / vivid / dazzling syn 鞭炮声 鞭砲聲 biān pào shēng sound of firecrackers syn 汩汩 gǔ gǔ (onom.) gurgling sound of flowing water syn 清音 qīng yīn (phonetics) voiceless sound 飒飒 颯颯 sà sà soughing / whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc) syn 对仗 對仗 duì zhàng antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) / to fight / to wage war syn 吭气 吭氣 kēng qì to utter a sound syn 格勒 gé lè (onom.) laughing sound / glug-glug haha! 呼哧 hū chī (onom.) sound of panting syn 飕飕 颼颼 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling syn 