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一声
一聲
yīshēng
1. first tone in Mandarin (high level tone)

Character Breakdown

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
声
shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (5)

第一声
dìyīshēng
first tone in Mandarin
一声不吭
yīshēngbùkēng
to not say a word
一声不响
yīshēngbùxiǎng
to keep totally silent
一递一声
yīdìyīshēng
(of singers etc) one answering the other
哗啦一声
huālāyīshēng
with a crash

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Chinese