bàn
yīn

technical
noun

Meaning of 半音

半音 means semitone; half step; minor second. Pronounced bàn yīn.

  • semitone; half step; minor second

Definitions & Examples

Gāng
qín
shàng
xiāng
lín
de
liǎng
jiàn
gòu
chéng
bàn
yīn
guān
 

Two adjacent keys on a piano form a semitone relationship.

Zhè
xuán
jìn
xíng
zhōng
yǒu
bàn
yīn
 

How many semitones are there in this melodic progression?

Bàn
yīn
shì
西
fāng
yīn
yuè
zhōng
zuì
xiǎo
de
yīn
chéng
dān
wèi
 

The semitone is the smallest interval unit in Western music.

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