警笛声

警笛聲
jǐngdíshēng
noun #32,276

Meanings

  1. 1 sound of a siren; siren wailing

Examples

Yuǎnchù chuán lái jǐngdíshēng.
The sound of sirens came from far away.
Jǐngdíshēng yuè lái yuè jìn, tā gǎnjǐn duǒ le qǐlái.
The sirens got closer and closer; he quickly hid.

Tips

usage
Compositional: 警笛 ('police whistle/siren') + ('sound'). The suffix is freely productive — 雷声 (thunder), 哭声 (crying), 雨声 (rain) — letting Chinese name a sound source as a noun. In film/novel writing this phrase is a classic atmosphere-setter for chase or crime scenes.

Stroke Order

jǐng
shēng