Chinese word

噪音

Pronunciation

Pinyinzào yīn

Meaning

  • nounnoise

Example

楼上很晚还在制造噪音。lóu shàng hěn wǎn hái zài zhì zào zào yīn

The people upstairs are still making noise late at night.

Illustration for 噪音 (noise)

More examples

附近的机场夜间噪音经常影响居民入睡。fù jìn de jī chǎng yè jiān zào yīn jīng cháng yíng xiǎng jū mín rù shuì

Noise from the nearby airport at night often affects residents' ability to fall asleep.

Core concept

Sound that intrudes on the ears and interferes with what people are trying to do, from resting to talking.

Common phrases

  • 产生噪音chǎn shēng zào yīn

    generate noise

  • 控制噪音kòng zhì zào yīn

    control noise

  • 交通噪音jiāo tōng zào yīn

    traffic noise

  • 噪音污染zào yīn wū rǎn

    noise pollution

Similar words

噪声zào shēng: An irritating loud sound coming from traffic, machines, construction, or related activity.
杂音zá yīn: An unwanted interfering sound heard along with the intended sound.
吵闹声chǎo nào shēng: Loud, disruptive sound made by people or objects in the surrounding area.
喧哗xuān huá: The loud, confused sound of people shouting, talking, and causing a commotion.

Definition in Chinese

指令人感到干扰或不悦的响声，通常为持续、重复或突发的声音，来源可为交通、机器、邻居等，会妨碍休息或交流。zhǐ lìng rén gǎn dào gān rǎo huò bú yuè de xiǎng shēng tōng cháng wèi chí xù chóng fù huò tū fā de shēng yīn lái yuán kě wèi jiāo tōng jī qì lín jū děng huì fáng ài xiū xī huò jiāo liú

Word origin

The word is formed from 噪 (zào, "noisy or clamorous") and 音 (yīn, "sound"), linking the character for disturbance directly to the character for sound.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often associate this word mainly with loud sound, but everyday Chinese also uses it for persistent low-level disturbance, such as a machine hum or road sounds.

Other meanings

  • racketnoun
  • staticnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 噪音源zào yīn yuánnoise sourcenoun
  • 噪音控制zào yīn kòng zhìnoise controlnoun
  • 噪音标准zào yīn biāo zhǔnnoise standardnoun

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