声 shēng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
声望
shēngwàng
prestige; reputation
Characters in this word
望 wàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这位教授在学界享有很高的声望，但他本人一直保持低调。 Zhè wèi jiàoshòu zài xuéjiè xiǎngyǒu hěn gāo de shēngwàng, dàn tā běnrén yìzhí bǎochí dīdiào. This professor enjoys great prestige in academic circles, but he himself has always kept a low profile.
- 这家老诊所靠口碑赢得了很高的声望。 Zhè jiā lǎo zhěnsuǒ kào kǒubēi yíngdé le hěn gāo de shēngwàng. This long-established clinic earned high prestige through word of mouth.
- 他的声望越来越高，年轻人都愿意听他讲话。 Tā de shēngwàng yuè lái yuè gāo, niánqīngrén dōu yuànyì tīng tā jiǎnghuà. His prestige is growing higher and higher, and young people are all willing to listen to him.
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