| 戛然而止 | jia2 ran2 er2 zhi3 | with a grunting sound it stops (idiom) |
| 探口气 | tan4 kou3 qi4 | to sound out opinions |
| 探口风 | tan4 kou3 feng1 | to sound out opinions |
| 擂鼓鸣金 | lei2 gu3 ming2 jin1 | fig. to order an advance or retreat |
| 欢声笑语 | huan1 sheng1 xiao4 yu3 | sound of happiness and laughter |
| 注音法 | zhu4 yin1 fa3 | phonetic transcription |
| 烟花爆竹声中 | yan1 hua1 bao4 zhu2 sheng1 zhong1 | amid the sound of firecrackers |
| 稀里呼噜 | xi1 li5 hu1 lu1 | slurping sound |
| 空谷足音 | kong1 gu3 zu2 yin1 | a rare occurrence |
| 绕梁三日 | rao4 liang2 san1 ri4 | fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) |
| 背景音乐 | bei4 jing3 yin1 yue4 | soundtrack |
| 舌尖颤音 | she2 jian1 chan4 yin1 | alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound) |
| 说话不大漂亮 | shuo1 hua4 bu4 da4 piao4 liang5 | to sound vulgar |