Syllable in Chinese: 音节 (yīn jié)

yīn jié

syllable

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 音節1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1syllable

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Zhuyin

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ㄧㄣ

yīn

/ i/ en/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

/ j/ i/ êˊ/ second tone

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音节

Simplified

音節

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个词有三个音节。

    zhè ge cí yǒu sān gè yīn jié。

    This word has three syllables.

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