sound familiar
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
sound familiar; ring a bell
neutralUsed to describe something (a name, song, story, etc.) that one has heard before and thus sounds familiar upon hearing it again. Often used in the pattern "听着/听起来怪耳熟的". Antonym is 耳生.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gē歌
de的
xuán旋
lǜ律
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
fēi非
cháng常
ěr耳
shú熟
。
The melody of this song sounds very familiar.
Zhè这
ge个
míng名
zi字
hěn很
ěr耳
shú熟
，
wǒ我
kěn肯
dìng定
zài在
nǎ哪
lǐ里
tīng听
guò过
。
This name rings a bell; I'm sure I've heard it somewhere.
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Rén人
wǒ我
bú不
rèn认
shi识
，
kě可
míng名
zi字
tīng听
zhe着
guài怪
ěr耳
shú熟
de的
。
I don't know the person, but the name sounds quite familiar.
Zhè这
ge个
gù故
shi事
ràng让
wǒ我
gǎn感
dào到
ěr耳
shú熟
néng能
xiáng详
。
This story sounds so familiar it's like I know it by heart.
Nà那
ge个
shēng声
yīn音
hěn很
ěr耳
shú熟
，
kě可
néng能
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
。
That voice sounds familiar; it might be my old classmate.