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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
听起来 聽起來 tīng qi lai to sound like
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
一样 一樣 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like syn
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
闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop 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
挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant syn
声息 聲息 shēng xī sound (often with negative, not a sound) / whisper 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
汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig syn
雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction syn
恰似 qià sì just like / exactly like 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
心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable syn
鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom) syn
成串 chéng chuàn to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc) / to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes) / to come one after the other (like a series of sighs)
杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies syn
鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents syn
Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting syn
xiǎng echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises syn
(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
趿拉 tā la to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers / (onom.) shuffling sound
冰消瓦解 bīng xiāo wǎ jiě to melt like ice and break like tiles / to disintegrate / to dissolve syn
huā sound of a thing flying fast by / whoosh / cracking sound / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn
ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn
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
这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such syn
xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.) syn
这么 這麼 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this syn
喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan to like / to be fond of syn
那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn
ài to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen) syn
好像 hǎo xiàng as if / to seem like syn
如此 rú cǐ like this / so / such syn
声音 聲音 shēng yīn voice / sound / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
tóng like / same / similar / together / alike / with syn
shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds syn
ěr thus / so / like that / you / thou syn
正确 正確 zhèng què correct / sound / right / proper syn
立刻 lì kè forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once syn
为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn
报警 報警 bào jǐng to sound an alarm / to report sth to the police syn
盒子 hé zi box / case / hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines 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
rán correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly syn
如同 rú tóng like / as syn
平安 píng ān safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace syn
喜爱 喜愛 xǐ ài to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite syn
爱好 愛好 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
枪声 槍聲 qiāng shēng crack / shooting sound / gunshot
力克 lì kè to prevail with difficulty syn
发音 發音 fā yīn to pronounce / pronunciation / to emit sound syn
好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like / can be compared to syn
咪咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) syn
传来 傳來 chuán lái (of a sound) to come through / to be heard / (of news) to arrive syn
请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home. syn
风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn
诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc 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
懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth) / disinclined to 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
喜好 xǐ hào to like / fond of / to prefer / to love / one's tastes / preference 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
犹如 猶如 yóu rú similar to / like syn
守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word syn
叮当 叮當 dīng dāng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound syn
便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as syn
欢喜 歡喜 huān xǐ happy / joyous / delighted / to like / to be fond of 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
一溜烟 一溜煙 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke / (to disappear etc) in an instant syn
安好 ān hǎo safe and sound / well syn
声响 聲響 shēng xiǎng sound / noise syn
有如 yǒu rú to be like sth / similar to / alike syn
马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
哭声 哭聲 kū shēng sound of weeping
烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear syn
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
狂奔 kuáng bēn to run like crazy / to rush 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
宛如 wǎn rú to be just like syn
鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn
这么着 這麼著 zhè me zhe thus / in this way / like this syn
鼓声 鼓聲 gǔ shēng sound of a drum / drumbeat
音效 yīn xiào sound effect
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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