Chinese word

大声

Pronunciation

Pinyindà shēng

Meaning

  • adverbloudly

Example

他大声说话，影响了别人。tā dà shēng shuō huà yíng xiǎng le bié rén

He spoke loudly and bothered other people.

Illustration for 大声 (loudly)

More examples

孩子们在教室里大声笑，老师生气了。hái zi men zài jiào shì lǐ dà shēng xiào lǎo shī shēng qì le

The children laughed loudly in the classroom, and the teacher got angry.

Core concept

Sound strong enough to spread clearly beyond the person or thing making it.

Common phrases

  • 大声说话dà shēng shuō huà

    speak loudly

  • 大声唱歌dà shēng chàng gē

    sing loudly

  • 大声笑dà shēng xiào

    laugh loudly

Definition in Chinese

用很大的声音说话或发出声音的方式，表示音量大，常作副词修饰动词。yòng hěn dà de shēng yīn shuō huà huò fā chū shēng yīn de fāng shì biǎo shì yīn liàng dà cháng zuò fù cí xiū shì dòng cí

Word origin

大 (dà, "big") + 声 (shēng, "sound") joins the idea of size with the idea of sound, forming a direct picture of sound with a high volume.

Usage tips

  • English often puts an adverb after the verb, but Chinese commonly places this one before the action, so its position helps identify what is done loudly.

Other meanings

  • loud voicenoun

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