Chinese word dictionary

掷地有声

zhì dì yǒu shēng · lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance

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Word information

Simplified掷地有声

Traditional擲地有聲

Pinyinzhì dì yǒu shēng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

掷zhì

to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast

地de

earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb

有yǒu

to have, to own, to possess; to exist

声shēng

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

How to learn 掷地有声

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

没有méiyǒu

haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

有yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

有的yǒude

(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)

有点儿yǒudiǎnr

slightly; a little; somewhat

有些yǒuxiē

some; somewhat

地de

-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct