说话声

說話聲

shuōhuàshēng

noun #33,025

Meanings

1 the sound of talking
2 voices (of people speaking)
3 speaking voice

Characters

Examples

隔壁传来说话声。

Gébì chuán lái shuōhuàshēng.

Voices came from next door.

请把说话声放低一点。

Qǐng bǎ shuōhuàshēng fàng dī yīdiǎn.

Please lower your voices a little.

Tips

grammar

Transparent compound: verb-object 说话 ('to talk') + 声 ('sound'). The same -声 suffix builds many ambient-sound nouns: 脚步声 (footsteps), 笑声 (laughter), 哭声 (crying), 雨声 (rain). Useful for literary descriptions of a scene.

Stroke Order

说 shuō

话 huà

声 shēng