口
音

Oral speech sounds (linguistics) in Chinese: 口音 (kǒu yīn)

kǒu yīn

oral speech sounds (linguistics)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1oral speech sounds (linguistics)

Stroke order

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口
音

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄡˇ

kǒu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄧㄣ

yīn

ㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 听他的口音，就知道他是南方人。

    tīng tā de kǒu yīn， jiù zhī dào tā shì nán fāng rén。

    From his accent, you can tell he's from the south.

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Related words

口

kǒu

mouth

声音

shēng yīn

voice

音乐

yīn yuè

music

入口

rù kǒu

entrance

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

借口

jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse

进口

jìn kǒu

to import

口味

kǒu wèi

a person's preferences

录音

lù yīn

to record (sound)

人口

rén kǒu

population

路口

lù kǒu

crossing

门口

mén kǒu

doorway

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