Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 响

echo
sound
noise
to make a sound
to sound
to ring
loud
classifier for noises

to respond to
answer
CL:個／个 (gè)

loud sound, such as that of thunder or a bomb
to rumble
to roar

lit. a following echo
fig. to continue (a tradition)

whistling arrow (used in ancient times as a signal)

to be thundering
thunder clap
CL:個／个 (gè)

symphony, symphonic

sound
acoustics
audio
hi-fi system
stereo sound system
abbr. for 組合音響／组合音响 (zǔhéyīnxiǎng)

sonorant

influence
effect
to influence
to affect (usually adversely)
to disturb
CL:股 (gǔ)

to gain fame and success

very loud
very noisy

Xiangshui county in Yancheng 鹽城／盐城 ( Yánchéng), Jiangsu

variant of 迴響／回响 (huíxiǎng)

half the day
a long time
quite a while

sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible)
also pr. (xiǎngdong)

(of a sound) to come forth
(of a sound source) to ring out
to sound
to go off

sound of gunfire
fig. news of momentous events

to resound (all over the place)

ordinary tones
everyday harmony
common chord

loud fart

unusual sound; strange noise
to make a strange sound

loudness
volume

to echo
to reverberate
to respond
echo
response
reaction

loud and clear; resounding

to start shooting or firing
to win an initial success
to succeed (of a plan)

castanets (music)

to bump one's head
to kowtow with head-banging on the ground

to sound a bell
to raise the alarm

percussion instrument

repercussions
reaction
echo

loud sound

sound
noise

noise

to resound
to resonate

trembling sound
vibration

rattlesnake

Xiǎngshuǐxiàn

Xiangshui county in Yancheng 鹽城／盐城 ( Yánchéng), Jiangsu

dīngdāngxiǎng

(onom.) ding dong
jingling of bells
clanking sound

jiāoxiǎngyuè

symphony

symphony

(onom.) toot
honk
beeping
tooting noise

xiǎngdāngdāng

resounding
loud
well known
famous

xiǎngdīngdāng

to tinkle
to jingle
to clank

yǐngxiǎngmiàn

reach of influence
affected area

yǒuyǐngxiǎng

influential

influence
impact

yīpàodǎxiǎng

(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try

xiánwàizhīxiǎng

see 弦外之音 (xiánwàizhīyīn)

yúxiǎngràoliáng

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

(of a horse etc) to snort

fēitóngfánxiǎng

out of the ordinary

yīshēngbùxiǎng

to keep totally silent
noiselessly

bùtóngfánxiǎng

lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
brilliant
out of the common run

jiāoxiǎngyuètuán

symphony orchestra

èlièyǐngxiǎng

evil influence

zǔhéyīnxiǎng

hi-fi system
stereo sound system
abbr. to 音響／音响 (yīnxiǎng)

jùdàyǐngxiǎng

huge influence

mēnshēngbùxiǎng

to keep silent

huánjìngyǐngxiǎng

environmental impact

jiāoxiǎngjīnshǔ

symphonic metal (pop music)
heavy metal with symphonic pretensions

xiùzhēnyīnxiǎng

pocket stereo
walkman

dǎxiǎngmínghào

to become well-known

jiāoxiǎngyuèduì

symphony orchestra

wèishòuyǐngxiǎng

unaffected
not inconvenienced

yīnxiǎngzǔhé

stereo system

xiǎngyìngshíjiān

response time

xiǎngyìnghàozhào

to answer a call to action

zhèntiāngaxiǎng

an earth-shaking noise (idiom)

yīnxiǎngshèbèi

sound equipment
stereo

guǎngfànyǐngxiǎng

wide ranging influence

bùshēngbùxiǎng

wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
taciturn

yǐngxiǎngcéngmiàn

impact; effect

yīnxiǎngxiàoguǒ

sound effects

huángyāoxiǎngmìliè

黄腰响蜜䴕

[黃腰響蜜鴷]

(bird species of China) yellow-rumped honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)

bànpíngshuǐxiǎngdīngdāng

半瓶水响叮当

[半瓶水響叮噹]

lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest

huánjìngyǐngxiǎngpínggū

环境影响评估

[環境影響評估]

environmental impact assessment EIA
abbr. to 環評／环评

yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng

一个巴掌拍不响

[一個巴掌拍不響]

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute
it takes two to tango
it's difficult to achieve anything without support

yīpíngzibùxiǎng,bànpíngzihuàngdang

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

[一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩]

lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
fig. empty vessels make the most noise