声 shēng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
声称
shēngchēng
to claim; to state
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 该公司声称新材料可以完全降解，但检测结果并未支持这一说法。 Gāi gōngsī shēngchēng xīn cáiliào kěyǐ wánquán jiàngjiě, dàn jiǎncè jiéguǒ bìng wèi zhīchí zhè yī shuōfǎ. The company claimed that the new material could completely degrade, but the test results did not support that statement.
- 他声称那天晚上一直在家里，可是没人能证明。 Tā shēngchēng nàtiān wǎnshang yīzhí zài jiā li, kěshì méi rén néng zhèngmíng. He claims he was at home all that evening, but nobody can prove it.
- 乘客声称车票被多收了钱，要求给出解释。 Chéngkè shēngchēng chēpiào bèi duō shōule qián, yāoqiú gěichū jiěshì. A passenger claims he was overcharged for his ticket and demands an explanation.
Related words
- 大声 dàshēng loudly
- 声音 shēngyīn sound; voice
- 小声 xiǎoshēng in a low voice; quietly
- 歌声 gēshēng singing voice
- 声明 shēngmíng statement
- 铃声 língshēng ringtone; ringing sound
- 声 shēng sound
- 相声 xiàngsheng Chinese comic dialogue
- 声调 shēngdiào tone
- 噪声 zàoshēng noise
- 呼声 hūshēng voice; public demand
- 欢声笑语 huānshēngxiàoyǔ cheerful voices and laughter