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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

响 [xiǎng]
  1. 1. noun [回声] echo
  2. 2. noun [声音] sound
  3. 3. verb sound
    下课铃响了。
    The bell for the end of class sounded.
    响锣
    sound a gong
  4. 4. adjective loud

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

响 [xiǎng]
  1. 1. noun sound; noise
    两响的爆竹
    double-bang firecrackers
    一声炮响
    the report of a cannon
  2. 2. verb make a sound; sound; resound; ring; blow
    扩音器不响了。
    The loudspeaker's stopped working.
    电话铃响了。
    The telephone rang.
    锣响了。
    The gong sounded.
  3. 3. verb make something emit a sound; sound
    敲起鼓，响起锣
    sound the drum and the gong
  4. 4. adjective noisy; loud
    收音机开得太响了。
    The radio's too loud (or noisy).

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

响 [xiǎng]
  1. 1. 名 回声
    反响。
    回响。
    影响。
    响应。
  2. 2. 名 泛指声音
    听见响儿了。
    音响。
    声响。
  3. 3. 动 发出声音
    上课铃响了。
    鞭炮声响个不停。
    响起欢呼声。
    一声不响。
  4. 4. 动 使发声
    响铃了。
  5. 5. 形 声音大；洪亮
    电话铃真响。
    响亮。
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Examples

鸣礼炮21响。
A 21-gun salute was fired.
打字机啪嗒啪嗒地响着。
The typewriter was clattering away.
风吹树叶沙沙响。
The leaves rustled in the wind.
缝纫机轧轧地响着。
The sewing machine was clicking away.
鸣礼炮21响致敬
fire a 21-gun salute
床头柜上的闹钟响个不停，但我就是困得起不来。
Although the alarm clock was ringing on the bedside cupboard, I was too sleepy to get up.
这部电视剧因内容真实而叫响全国。
The TV series become known nation-wide as it exposes real situations.
突然，战场上响了一声冷炮。
Suddenly, a sporadic cannonball bombed in the battle field.
戏曲音乐响起来了，估计这部戏快结束了。
We can hear the opera music now, which indicates that the show will be over soon.
云板响了，一定有事发生。
The cloud-like percussion instrument is ringing. Something must have happened.
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[kǒu]		 + 向
[xiàng]

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