消音

xiāoyīn

verb #33,934

Meanings

1 to silence
2 to muffle (sound)
3 to mute

Characters

Examples

枪上装了消音器。

Qiāng shàng zhuāng le xiāoyīnqì.

A silencer was fitted on the gun.

电视播出时消音了那句话。

Diànshì bōchū shí xiāoyīn le nà jù huà.

That line was muted when it aired on TV.

Tips

usage

消音 covers both physical muffling (车辆消音 'vehicle silencing') and broadcast censorship of audio. The compound noun 消音器 means 'silencer / muffler' — in firearms, exhausts, or audio engineering.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

音 yīn