---
title: "Xiangsheng Meaning: 相声 (crosstalk) or 响声 (sound)?"
description: "相声 (traditional 相聲, xiàngsheng) means “crosstalk; comic dialogue (traditional comedy performance)”. Not the xiangsheng you heard? See 响声. Hear its tones, see what 相 and 声 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangsheng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 相声 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

相声 xiàngsheng

## crosstalk; comic dialogue (traditional comedy performance)

## Its characters

1. 相 xiàng appearance
2. 声 shēng sound

## In a sentence

我爸爸很喜欢听相声。 My dad really likes listening to crosstalk.

节目很多：有人唱歌，有人跳舞，还有小品和**相声**。

From [春晚是什么？ · What is the Spring Festival Gala (春晚)?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-spring-festival-gala-chunwan#library-word-142-144)

[More about 相声](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%B8%E5%A3%B0)

## Other words said xiangsheng

- [响声xiǎngshēngsound](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%93%8D%E5%A3%B0)

## More words with 相 or 声

- [歌声 gēshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gesheng)
- [互相 hùxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huxiang)
- [亮相 liàngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangxiang)
- [名声 míngshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingsheng)
- [声音 shēngyīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengyin)
- [相伴 xiāngbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangban)
- [相比 xiāngbǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangbi)
- [相册 xiàngcè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangce)
- [相差 xiāngchà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangcha)
- [相处 xiāngchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangchu)

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