Definition
有声 is a separable verb-object compound meaning 'to have sound' or 'to be voiced'. It appears in technical contexts (有声电影 'sound film', 有声书 'audiobook') and in the phrase 有声有色 'vivid and dramatic' (literally 'has sound and color'). In linguistics, it describes voiced consonants (有声辅音). The 'have a reputation' sense is rare and literary; you'll most often encounter it in media-related compound words.
v.o.
to have soundto be audible(linguistics) voiced (of consonants)(in fixed phrases) vividdramatic (e.g., 有声有色)
Examples
- 有声。Zhè běn yǒu shū jiǎng de shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ.This audiobook is about Chinese history.
- ，。Tā bǎ gùshi jiǎng de yǒu yǒusè, dàjiā dōu tīng rùmí le.He told the story so vividly that everyone was captivated.
- ，有声。Zài yǔyīnxué lǐ, yǒu fǔyīn hé qīng fǔyīn bùtóng.In phonetics, voiced consonants are different from voiceless consonants.
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