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响亮

xiǎngliàng

loud and clear; resounding

A rooster crows with its head raised, sound waves from its beak
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Characters in this word

响 xiǎng

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 向 towards
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

亮 liàng

Strokes
9
Radical
亠 — lid, cover
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 他的回答简短却响亮,足以让会场里的每个人都听清立场。 Tā de huídá jiǎnduǎn què xiǎngliàng, zúyǐ ràng huìchǎng lǐ de měi ge rén dōu tīngqīng lìchǎng. His answer was brief but loud and clear, enough for everyone in the hall to hear his position.
  • 孩子用响亮的声音回答了老师的问题。 Háizi yòng xiǎngliàng de shēngyīn huídá le lǎoshī de wèntí. The child answered the teacher's question in a loud, clear voice.
  • 清晨,公鸡发出一声响亮的啼叫。 Qīngchén, gōngjī fāchū yì shēng xiǎngliàng de tíjiào. In the early morning the rooster let out a loud crow.

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