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一声

yī shēng

2-character word Traditional 一聲

What 一声 means

1. first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

The characters in 一声

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 声shēngsound; voice; tone

Example sentences

• 我听到一声怪响。
  I heard a strange sound.
• 门咔哒一声关上了。
  Mén kǎ dā yīshēng guānshàng le.
  The door clicked shut.
• 汤姆听到了一声喊叫。
  Tāngmǔ tīng dào le yī shēng hǎnjiào.
  Tom heard a shout.
• 他来的话，告诉我一声。
  If he comes, let me know.
• 他扑通一声掉进了水里。
  He fell into the water with a splosh.
• 你去跑步的时候叫我一声。
  Nǐ qù pǎobù de shíhou jiào wǒ yīshēng.
  Give me a ring when you go running.

Words starting with 一声

• 一声不吭yī shēng bù kēngto not say a word
• 一声不响yī shēng bù xiǎngto keep totally silent; noiselessly

Words containing 一声

• 第一声dì yī shēngfirst tone in Mandarin; high, level tone
• 哗啦一声huā lā yī shēngwith a crash; with a thunderous noise

Sounds the same

Read yī shēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 医生doctor; medical practitioner
• 一生all one's life; throughout one's life