叫声

叫聲

jiàoshēng

noun #7,945

Measure Word

一声叫声 shēng

Meanings

1 cry; shout; yell
2 call (of an animal)

Characters

to shout; to call

Examples

远处传来一阵狗的叫声。

Yuǎnchù chuánlái yīzhèn gǒu de jiàoshēng.

The barking of a dog came from the distance.

她听到了孩子的叫声，赶紧跑过去。

Tā tīngdào le háizi de jiàoshēng, gǎnjǐn pǎo guòqù.

She heard the child's cry and hurried over.

猫的叫声把我吵醒了。

Māo de jiàoshēng bǎ wǒ chǎoxǐng le.

The cat's meowing woke me up.

Tips

usage

叫声 is used for both human cries and animal calls. For specific animal sounds, Chinese often uses onomatopoeia like 汪汪 (wāngwāng, dog bark) or 喵喵 (miāomiāo, cat meow).

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

声 shēng