声音 (shēngyīn) means Voice (sound). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他的 声音 很有魅力。
Tā de shēngyīn hěn yǒu mèilì.
His voice is very appealing.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 魅力
早上能听见鸟的 声音 。
Zǎoshang néng tīngjiàn niǎo de shēngyīn.
In the morning you can hear birdsong.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 鸟
这个 声音 吓到了孩子。
Zhège shēngyīn xià dào le háizi.
This noise frightened the child.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吓
她说话的 声音 很柔和。
Tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn róuhé.
Her voice is very gentle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 柔和
他的 声音 被掌声淹没了。
Tā de shēngyīn bèi zhǎngshēng yānmò le.
His voice was drowned out by the applause.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淹没
他咳嗽不止， 声音 都哑了。
Tā késou bùzhǐ, shēngyīn dōu yǎ le.
He coughed without stopping until his voice went hoarse.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不止
话筒没 声音 ，是不是坏了？
Huàtǒng méi shēngyīn, shì bu shì huài le?
There's no sound from the microphone; is it broken?
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 话筒
远远就能听见瀑布的 声音 。
Yuǎnyuǎn jiù néng tīngjiàn pùbù de shēngyīn.
The sound of the waterfall can be heard from far off.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 瀑布
说话的时候她的 声音 在发抖。
Shuō huà de shíhou tā de shēngyīn zài fādǒu.
Her voice was trembling as she spoke.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 发抖
他凭 声音 就辨认出了老朋友。
Tā píng shēngyīn jiù biànrèn chū le lǎo péngyou.
He recognised his old friend by voice alone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 辨认
他受不了工地上嘈杂的 声音 。
Tā shòu bu liǎo gōngdì shang cáozá de shēngyīn.
He cannot stand the racket from the building site.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 嘈杂
这种 声音 的频率人耳听不到。
Zhè zhǒng shēngyīn de pínlǜ rén ěr tīng bu dào.
The human ear cannot hear sound at this frequency.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 频率
过年时到处都是烟花爆竹的 声音 。
Guònián shí dàochù dōu shì yānhuābàozhú de shēngyīn.
At new year the sound of fireworks and crackers is everywhere.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 烟花爆竹
教室里鸦雀无声，只听见笔的 声音 。
Jiàoshì lǐ yāquèwúshēng, zhǐ tīngjiàn bǐ de shēngyīn.
The classroom was utterly silent but for the sound of pens.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 鸦雀无声
听到那个 声音 ，我浑身都起了鸡皮疙瘩。
Tīngdào nàge shēngyīn, wǒ húnshēn dōu qǐ le jīpí gēda.
That sound gave me goosebumps all over.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 浑身
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From the graded readers
那个 声音 又重又慢，像有人在搬东西。
nèigè shēngyīn yòu zhòng / chóng yòu màn, xiàng yǒurén zài bān dōngxī.
It was heavy and slow, like someone moving furniture.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
原来那个 声音 不是搬东西，是他的拐杖。
yuánlái nèigè shēngyīn búshì bān dōngxī, shì tāde guǎi zhàng.
So the noise wasn't furniture at all — it was his walking stick.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
每天晚上十一点左右，楼上都会有很大的 声音 。
měitiān wǎnshang shíyī diǎn zuǒyòu, lóushang dōu huì yǒu hěndà de / dì shēngyīn.
Every night at around eleven there was a loud noise from upstairs.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
Questions about 声音
How is 声音 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 声音 (shēngyīn, "Voice (sound)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 声音 an HSK word?
Yes — 声音 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 声音?
The dictionary page for 声音 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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