响 , a Chinese measure word 响 in the dictionary 响 xiǎng For number of times a sound is made Counts actions 一响接一响接 jiēone bang after another敲三响敲 qiāostrike three times鸣炮二十一响鸣 míngfire a twenty-one gun salute For fireworks or firecrackers, one bang each 放一百响鞭炮鞭炮 biānpàoset off one hundred bangs of firecrackers Every Chinese measure word