Speech sounds in Chinese: 语音 (yǔ yīn)
yǔ yīn
speech sounds
Definitions
- 1speech sounds
- 2pronunciation
- 3colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
- 4phonetic
- 5audio
- 6voice
- 7(Internet) to voice chat
- 8voice message
Stroke order
Watch how to write 语音 stroke by stroke.
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄩˇ
yǔ
ㄧㄣ
yīn
Simplified & traditional
语音
Simplified
語音
Traditional
Example sentences
See 语音 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
她的普通话语音很标准。
tā de pǔ tōng huà yǔ yīn hěn biāo zhǔn。
Her Mandarin pronunciation is very standard.
Related words
汉语
hàn yǔ
Chinese language
词语
cí yǔ
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
声音
shēng yīn
voice
音乐
yīn yuè
music
语法
yǔ fǎ
grammar
语言
yǔ yán
language
成语
chéng yǔ
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
录音
lù yīn
to record (sound)
谜语
mí yǔ
riddle
语气
yǔ qì
tone
外语
wài yǔ
foreign language
读音
dú yīn
pronunciation
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