huá
yīn

technical

Meaning of 滑音

滑音 means glide; portamento; slide. Pronounced huá yīn.

  • glide; portamento; slide

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
shǒu
zài
fen
shǐ使
yòng
le
liàng
de
huá
yīn
 
tīng
lái
fēi
cháng
gǎn
rén
 

The singer used a lot of portamento in the chorus, which sounded very moving.

Yòng
èr
yǎn
zòu
huá
yīn
shì
de
zhī
 

Playing glissandos is one of the characteristics of the erhu.

Huá
yīn
wèi
xuán
zēng
tiān
zhǒng
liú
chàng
yuán
rùn
de
gǎn
jué
 

Glides can add a sense of fluidity and smoothness to a melody.

shǒu
yòng
piào
liang
de
huá
yīn
jié
shù
le
yuè
 

The guitarist ended that phrase with a beautiful slide.

Zài
lán
diào
yīn
yuè
zhōng
 
huá
yīn
shì
zhǒng
fēi
cháng
cháng
jiàn
de
zhuāng
shì
yīn
 

In blues music, the slide is a very common ornamentation.

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