嗓门

嗓門

sǎngmén

noun #17,603

Meanings

1 voice (volume)
2 throat

Characters

Literally "throat-gate" — the opening that controls voice volume.

Examples

他嗓门很大，说话特别响。

Tā sǎngmén hěn dà, shuōhuà tèbié xiǎng.

He has a loud voice; he speaks very loudly.

请把嗓门放低一点。

Qǐng bǎ sǎngmén fàng dī yīdiǎn.

Please lower your voice a bit.

Tips

usage

嗓门 refers specifically to the volume of one's voice, not the throat itself. 嗓门大 means "loud-voiced" and 嗓门小 means "soft-spoken." For the physical throat, use 嗓子 (sǎngzi).

Stroke Order

嗓 sǎng

门 mén