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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[míng]
  1. 1. verb [叫] chirp
  2. 2. verb [响] sound
    仪式开始了,首先礼炮20响。
    The ceremony began, and first a 20-gun salute was sounded.
    电闪雷
    a flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder
    枪警告
    fire a warning shot
  3. 3. verb [表达] express

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[míng]
  1. 1. verb (of birds, animals or insects) cry; sing
    秋虫夜
    autumn insects chirping at night
    the crow of a cock
  2. 2. verb make a sound; ring
    三下。
    The clock struck three.
    礼炮二十一响
    fire a 21-gun salute
    beat a drum
    blow a whistle
    我耳
    My ears are ringing.
  3. 3. verb express; voice; air
    voice grievances; complain of unfairness

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[míng]
  1. 1. (鸟、兽、昆虫)叫
    狗吠
    鹿
  2. 2. 泛指发出声响;使发出声响
    电闪雷
    锣开道
    枪。
  3. 3. 公开表达;抒发
    百家争
    冤叫屈
    谢。

Examples

礼炮21响。
A 21-gun salute was fired.
汽笛
sound a siren
礼炮21响致敬
fire a 21-gun salute
他们结婚20年来没红过脸,真可谓鸾凤和
They haven’t quarreled for twenty years, they are really a happy couple.
为他受到的不公正待遇不平。
The ships sounded their hooters as they passed.
船只经过时汽笛。
Birds chattered in the trees and in the distance a dog was barking.
鸟儿在树间啁啾而,远处传来狗的吠叫声。
The boats paraded endlessly, sounding their horns.
轮船发出笛声川流不息。

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