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How to Say ‘The drums are so loud!’ in Simplified Chinese

鼓声好响啊！

gǔ shēng hǎo xiǎng a

[gǔ shēng hǎo xiǎng ah]

💬 Usage Tip: 好 before a description, with 啊 at the end, works like an excited "so": 好热啊 "so hot!"

🇨🇳 In China: The drummer at the front of each dragon boat sets the paddling rhythm, so the drumbeat is the heartbeat of the race.

Phrase Breakdown

鼓声

gǔ shēng

[gǔ shēng]

sound of drums

The beating sound made by drums, common in dragon boat races.

Example

我听到了鼓声。

I heard the sound of drums.

好响啊！

hǎo xiǎng a

is so loud!

好 (hǎo) here means 'so' or 'very', 响 (xiǎng) means 'loud', and 啊 (a) adds exclamation. Because of tone sandhi, hǎo xiǎng sounds like háo xiǎng.

Example

音乐好响啊！

The music is so loud!

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[hǎo]

so; very

Used before adjectives as an intensifier meaning 'so' or 'very'.

Example

今天好冷。

It's so cold today.

响

xiǎng

[xiǎng]

loud; to make a sound

Describes a sound that is loud and resounding.

Example

音乐太响了。

The music is too loud.

啊

[ah]

ah; oh; a sentence particle

A particle used to soften tone, show surprise, or make speech sound more natural.

Example

真的啊，我还以为你只是随便说说。

Really? I thought you were just saying it casually.

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