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变声

變聲
biànshēng
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
我儿子最近开始变声了。
Wǒ érzi zuìjìn kāishǐ biànshēng le.
My son's voice has started breaking recently.
HSK 3
她一生气说话就变声。
Tā yī shēngqì shuōhuà jiù biànshēng.
Her voice changes the moment she gets angry.
HSK 7-9
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.

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 'voice changer'); (3) voice quality shifting due to emotion. Context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

变 biàn
声 shēng