make sound; speak up
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to make a sound; to utter; to speak up
Commonly used in negative constructions indicating silence out of fear, respect, or inability.
Tā他
xià吓
de得
bù不
gǎn敢
zé啧
shēng声
。
He was too frightened to make a sound.
Miàn面
duì对
lǎo老
shī师
de的
zhì质
wèn问
，
tā他
bàn半
jù句
yě也
bù不
gǎn敢
zé啧
shēng声
。
Faced with the teacher's questioning, he didn't dare utter half a sentence.
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Nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
bù不
zé啧
shēng声
？
Why don't you speak up?
Rèn任
píng凭
páng旁
rén人
zěn怎
me么
cháo嘲
xiào笑
，
tā他
shǐ始
zhōng终
bù不
zé啧
yī一
shēng声
。
No matter how others mocked him, he never made a sound.