被 bèi 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[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") 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 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 大声 大聲 dà shēng loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly syn 口音 kǒu yin voice / accent syn 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet 嗓音 sǎng yīn voice 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 于 於 yú (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 syn 嗓子 sǎng zi throat / voice / CL:把[ba3] syn 口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn 调头 調頭 diào tou tone (of voice) / tune syn 心声 心聲 xīn shēng heartfelt wish / inner voice / aspiration syn 流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 低声 低聲 dī shēng in a low voice / softly syn 委婉 wěi wǎn tactful / euphemistic / (of voice etc) suave / soft syn 语调 語調 yǔ diào intonation / tone of voice / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 放声 放聲 fàng shēng very loudly / at the top of one's voice 嗓门 嗓門 sǎng mén voice / windpipe syn 压低 壓低 yā dī to lower (one's voice) syn 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 歌喉 歌睺 gē hóu singing voice 旁白 páng bái aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration 婉转 婉轉 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful syn 斯特恩 sī tè ēn Stern (name) 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 失声 失聲 shī shēng to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily syn 训斥 訓斥 xùn chì to reprimand / to rebuke / to berate / stern criticism syn 细语 細語 xì yǔ to chat with a low voice syn 松动 鬆動 sōng dòng loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 异口同声 異口同聲 yì kǒu tóng shēng different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom) syn 男高音 nán gāo yīn tenor (singing voice) / a tenor 宽厚 寬厚 kuān hòu tolerant / generous / magnanimous / thick and broad (build) / thick and deep (voice) syn 低微 dī wēi meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice) syn 高歌 gāo gē to sing loudly / to lift one's voice in song syn 话音 話音 huà yīn one's speaking voice / tone / implication syn 应声 應聲 yìng shēng an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot syn 高亢 gāo kàng high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere) syn 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 唉声叹气 唉聲嘆氣 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair syn 圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) syn 拔高 bá gāo to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding syn 悄声 悄聲 qiǎo shēng quietly / in a low voice syn 冷峻 lěng jùn grave and stern 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 喝道 hè dào 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 syn 话茬 話茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion 众口一词 眾口一詞 zhòng kǒu yī cí all of one voice / unanimous syn 引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom) syn 清朗 qīng lǎng clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative) syn 声泪俱下 聲淚俱下 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice syn 有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi every voice gives praise (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation syn 美国之音 美國之音 měi guó zhī yīn Voice of America (VOA) 声气 聲氣 shēng qì voice / tone / information syn 针砭 針砭 zhēn biān to critique / to voice concerns about / ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles syn 音容 yīn róng voice and features / (sb's) appearance 网络电话 網絡電話 wǎng luò diàn huà Voice over Internet Protocol 游走 遊走 yóu zǒu 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) 压住 壓住 yā zhù to press down / to crush down / to restrain (anger) / to keep down (voice) 正色 zhèng sè stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors syn 小蜜蜂 xiǎo mì fēng honeybee / (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth) / voice booster (microphone headset with a wearable speaker) 声优 聲優 shēng yōu voice actor (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 声優 "seiyū") 变声 變聲 biàn shēng voice change (at puberty) / to alter one's voice (deliberately) / to sound different (when angry etc) 肃杀 肅殺 sù shā austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter) 纵声 縱聲 zòng shēng loudly / in a loud voice 唉唉 āi āi (onom.) sighing voice / crying sound 唱和 chàng hè antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus) / sung reply (in agreement with first voice) / to reply with a poem in the same rhythm syn 语音信箱 語音信箱 yǔ yīn xìn xiāng voice mailbox / voicemail 画外音 畫外音 huà wài yīn voice-over / background narration 尖细 尖細 jiān xì (of an object) tapered / (of a voice) high-pitched 调性 調性 diào xìng (music) tonality / (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style / image / tone / voice / character 语态 語態 yǔ tài voice (grammar) 怨声 怨聲 yuàn shēng wail / lament / voice of complaint 严辞 嚴辭 yán cí stern words 严父 嚴父 yán fù strict or stern father 瓮声瓮气 甕聲甕氣 wèng shēng wèng qì to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom) syn 尖 jiān 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 syn 脆 cuì brittle / fragile / crisp / crunchy / clear and loud voice / neat syn 严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father syn 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 鸣 鳴 míng to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) syn 态 態 tài (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice syn 哑 啞 yǎ mute / dumb / incapable of speech / (of a voice) hoarse / husky / (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud syn 道出 dào chū to speak / to tell / to voice 囔囔 nāng nang to murmur / to speak in a low voice syn 嗓 sǎng throat / voice syn 男低音 nán dī yīn (music) bass voice 凛 凜 lǐn cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic syn 艄 shāo stern of boat syn 低缓 低緩 dī huǎn low and unhurried (voice etc) / low and gently sloping (terrain) syn 敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) / obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections syn 舳 zhú poopdeck / stern of boat 