Chinese word

铃声

Pronunciation

Pinyinlíng shēng

Meaning

  • nounringtone

Example

你的铃声是什么？nǐ de líng shēng shì shén me

What is your ringtone?

Illustration for 铃声 (ringtone)

More examples

开会时我把手机的铃声关掉了。kāi huì shí wǒ bǎ shǒu jī de líng shēng guān diào le

During a meeting, I turned off my phone's ringtone.

Core concept

A repeating or chiming signal that announces something has happened or someone has arrived.

Common phrases

  • 手机铃声shǒu jī líng shēng

    mobile phone ringtone

  • 设置铃声shè zhì líng shēng

    set a ringtone

  • 关闭铃声guān bì líng shēng

    turn off the ringtone

Similar words

手机铃声shǒu jī líng shēng: The sound or song that announces an incoming call on a mobile phone.
提示音tí shì yīn: A short, simple sound that signals a device action or a new notification.
钟声zhōng shēng: The deep, far-carrying sound made by a church bell or clock bell.

Definition in Chinese

指用于提醒的声音，多指手机或电话的着信音，也可泛指门铃或钟表等发出的铃声。zhǐ yòng yú tí xǐng de shēng yīn duō zhǐ shǒu jī huò diàn huà de zhe xìn yīn yě kě fàn zhǐ mén líng huò zhōng biǎo děng fā chū de líng shēng

Word origin

铃 (líng, "bell") + 声 (shēng, "sound") joins the object that makes a ringing signal with the sound it produces, covering both traditional bells and modern electronic alerts.

Usage tips

  • The sound may be a melody or a recorded clip rather than an actual bell, so a person's chosen song can serve this function on a phone.

Other meanings

  • bell ringingnoun
  • chiming soundnoun
  • doorbell soundnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 彩铃cǎi língcaller ringback tonenoun
  • 来电铃声lái diàn líng shēngincoming call ringtonenoun

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