音音

yīn

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Basic Meaning

A very broad term for any audible phenomenon. It is the basic building block for many compound words related to sound, music, and language.

sound; voice; pronunciation.

声音；读音。

Words:

音律音乐口音乐音杂音

Synonyms:

Sentences:

这(zhè)个(gè)房(fáng)间(jiān)的(de)隔(gé)音(yīn)效(xiào)果(guǒ)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，听(tīng)不(bú)到(dào)外(wài)面(miàn)的(de)杂(zá)音(yīn)。
This room has excellent soundproofing; you can't hear the noise from outside.
她(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)带(dài)有(yǒu)北(běi)方(fāng)口(kǒu)音(yīn)。
She speaks with a northern accent.

Used in literary or formal contexts to mean 'news' or 'message'. Often found in set phrases like 佳音 or 音信.

news; message; tidings.

消息。

Words:

佳音音信的音福音无信无音

Synonyms:

Sentences:

他(tā)出(chū)国(guó)后(hòu)一(yì)直(zhí)杳(yǎo)无(wú)音(yīn)信(xìn)，家(jiā)人(rén)非(fēi)常(cháng)担(dān)心(xīn)。
Since he went abroad, there has been no news from him, and his family is very worried.
请(qǐng)听(tīng)到(dào)佳(jiā)音(yīn)后(hòu)立(lì)刻(kè)通(tōng)知(zhī)我(wǒ)。
Please notify me immediately when you hear good news.

A technical term in linguistics, where one Chinese character typically represents one syllable. Used in terms like 单音词 (monosyllabic word).

syllable (in linguistics).

指音节（一个汉字是一个音节）。

Words:

方音乡音单音词复音词多音词双音词

Sentences:

在(zài)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)里(lǐ)，“人(shì)”(yī)是(gè)一(dān)个(yīn)单(cí)音
In Chinese, "人" is a monosyllabic word.
他(tā)的(de)乡(xiāng)音(yīn)很(hěn)重(zhòng)，一(yī)听(tīng)就(jiù)知(zhī)道(dào)是(shì)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)人(rén)。
He has a very strong local accent; you can tell where he's from as soon as you hear him speak.

Radical音

Structuretop_bottom

Stroke Count9

Strokes丶一丶丿一丨𠃍一一

(of a character or word) pronunciation; way of reading

concert

sound; voice

syllable