How to say “noise” in Chinese
noise (harmful, technical)
“Noise” in Chinese is 噪声, zào shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
噪声 is read zào shēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”. On the right, three 口 over 木 “tree”: birds chattering in a tree. The same part appears in 澡 zǎo and 燥 zào.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “噪声”.
More words from the lesson “Water, noise and greenery”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “noise” in Chinese?
“Noise” in Chinese is 噪声, pinyin zàoshēng.
What does 噪声 mean?
噪声 (zàoshēng) means “noise (harmful, technical)”.
How do you write 噪声?
噪声 is 2 characters: 噪 (zào) — noise, din; 声 (shēng) — sound, voice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 噪声?
噪声 is read zàoshēng. Tones: zào — fourth tone, shēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“noise” in the lesson “Water, noise and greenery”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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