HSK6: learn ten words at a time

声 · shēng

sound; a classifier for a sound or spoken call

I / me我wǒto hear听到tīng dào(completed / change)了lefirst tone in Mandarin…一声yī shēng鸟叫niǎo jiào。

wǒ tīng dào le yī shēng niǎo jiào。

Here, 声: sound; a classifier for a sound or spoken call.

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声音 · shēngyīn

sound; voice

to ask请qǐng(把: marks the object)把bǎvoice声音shēng yīn放小fàng xiǎoerhua variant of 一点一点儿yì diǎn ér。

qǐng bǎ shēng yīn fàng xiǎo yī diǎnr。

Here, 声音: sound; voice.

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歌声 · gēshēng

the sound of singing; a singing voice

I / me我wǒto hear听到tīng dào(completed / change)了leclassroom教室jiào shìli, ancient measure of…里lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的desinging voice歌声gē shēng。

wǒ tīng dào le jiào shì lǐ de gē shēng。

Here, 歌声: the sound of singing; a singing voice.

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入 · rù

enter; go into, often in compounds or formal language

to ask请qǐngfrom从cóngleft左边zuǒ biān(modifier / structural particle)的degate门ménto enter the venue for a…入场rù chǎng。

qǐng cóng zuǒ bian de mén rù chǎng。

Here, 入: enter; go into, often in compounds or formal language.

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平 · píng

flat or level

这块zhè kuài(adverb -ly)地de很平hěn píng，to fit适合shì hé搭帐篷dā zhàng péng。

zhè kuài dì hěn píng， shì hé dā zhàng péng。

Here, 平: flat or level.

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响声 · xiǎngshēng

noise; an audible sound

I / me我wǒto hear听见tīng jiànoutside the door门外mén wàito have / there is有yǒunoise响声xiǎng shēng。

wǒ tīng jiàn mén wài yǒu xiǎng shēng。

Here, 响声: noise; an audible sound.

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掌声 · zhǎngshēng

applause

lecture演讲yǎn jiǎngtermination结束jié shùback后hòu，everyone大家dà jiāto / for / give给gěi(completed / change)了leshe / her她tāenthusiastic热烈rè liè(modifier / structural particle)的deapplause掌声zhǎng shēng。

yǎn jiǎng jié shù hòu， dà jiā gěi le tā rè liè de zhǎng shēng。

Here, 掌声: applause.

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声调 · shēngdiào

tone; a syllable's pitch pattern in a tonal language

声调 concerns a syllable's pitch pattern; it is different from 声音 (sound or voice). In Mandarin, changing the tone can change the word's meaning.

to read out读dúthis这个zhè ge词时cí shí，want / will / need要yàoto take note of注意zhù yìtone声调shēng diào。

dú zhè ge cí shí， yào zhù yì shēng diào。

Here, 声调: tone; a syllable's pitch pattern in a tonal language.

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相声 · xiàngsheng

crosstalk; a Chinese comic spoken performance

相声 is a Chinese comic spoken performance, commonly involving witty dialogue or wordplay. Its 相 is xiàng and its 声 is neutral in the supplied reading xiàngsheng.

this这个zhè gecomic dialogue相声xiàng shēngprogram节目jié mùto let / make让ràngspectators观众guān zhòng笑个xiào gèincessant不停bù tíng。

zhè ge xiàng sheng jié mù ràng guān zhòng xiào gè bù tíng。

Here, 相声: crosstalk; a Chinese comic spoken performance.

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噪声 · zàoshēng

noise; unwanted sound

这台zhè táimachine机器jī qìto issue (an order, decree…发出fā chū(modifier / structural particle)的denoise噪声zào shēng很大hěn dà。

zhè tái jī qì fā chū de zào shēng hěn dà。

Here, 噪声: noise; unwanted sound.

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