响彻

響徹
xiǎngchè
verb #36,032

Meanings

  1. 1 to resound through
  2. 2 to ring out across (a space)
  3. 3 to reverberate

Examples

Zhōngshēng xiǎngchè shāngǔ.
The sound of the bell rang out across the valley.
Tā de gēshēng xiǎngchè zhěnggè lǐtáng.
His singing resounded throughout the entire auditorium.

Tips

usage
Almost always followed by a place: 响彻云霄 (xiǎngchè yúnxiāo, 'resound to the heavens'), 响彻天地 (xiǎngchè tiāndì, 'resound through heaven and earth'). The (chè, 'to penetrate completely') gives the sense of sound piercing all the way through space.
memory
(xiǎng, 'to ring/sound') + (chè, 'to penetrate') — sound that doesn't just fill a space, it goes all the way through it.

Stroke Order

xiǎng
chè