警笛声

警笛聲
jǐngdíshēng
noun #32,276

Meanings

  1. 1 sound of a siren
  2. 2 siren wailing

Examples

Yuǎnchù chuánlái jǐngdíshēng.
The sound of sirens came from far away.
Jǐngdíshēng yuèláiyuè 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