Definition
声息 is a formal, literary noun used for both ‘sound/noise’ and ‘information/news’, but it almost always appears in negative contexts — 没有声息, 毫无声息 — to mean ‘no sound/complete silence’ or ‘no news/trace’. It is not the everyday word for sound (that's 声音) or news (新闻). Think of it as a poetic or formal way to refer to any detectable sign of presence, often denied.
n.
(literary) soundnoise (usually in negative constructions)(literary) newsinformation (usually in negative constructions)
Examples
- 声息。Wūzi lǐ méiyǒu yì diǎn shēng xī.There is not a sound in the room.
- ，声息。Tā xiāoshī zài yèsè zhōng, háowú shēng xī.He disappeared into the night without a trace.
- ，声息。Zìcóng nà jiàn shì hòu, tā jiù zài yě méiyǒu shēng xī le.Since that incident, there has been no more news from him.
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