变声

變聲

biànshēng

verb

Meanings

1 voice to break (at puberty)
2 to alter one's voice (deliberately)
3 to sound different (e.g. when angry)

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Examples

我儿子最近开始变声了。

Wǒ érzi zuìjìn kāishǐ biànshēng le.

My son's voice has started breaking recently.

他用软件变声打恶作剧电话。

Tā yòng ruǎnjiàn biànshēng dǎ èzuòjù diànhuà.

He used voice-changing software to make prank calls.

她一生气说话就变声。

Tā yī shēngqì shuōhuà jiù biànshēng.

Her voice changes the moment she gets angry.

Tips

usage

Three distinct senses share the same word: (1) puberty voice break — the most common everyday meaning; (2) deliberately disguising your voice (often using software, hence 变声器 biànshēngqì 'voice changer'); (3) voice quality shifting due to emotion. Context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

变 biàn

声 shēng