响声 xiǎngshēng noise
How to remember 响声: 响 sound + 声 voice = noise.
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How it is used
- A noise / sound (that something makes) - 发出响声 (fāchū xiǎngshēng) make a noise; 一声响声 (yì shēng xiǎngshēng) a bang.
- Refers to an audible sound event, often sudden or mechanical. Contrast 声音 (shēngyīn), the general word for any sound/voice; 响声 stresses that something 'sounded off'.
- The root 响 (xiǎng) means to make a sound / loud.