Meaning of 同音词
同音词 means homophone; word with identical pronunciation but different meaning. Pronounced tóng yīn cí.
- homophone; word with identical pronunciation but different meaning
Definitions & Examples
“
Fǎn反
gōng攻
”
hé和
“
fǎn返
gōng工
”
shì是
yī一
duì对
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
tóng同
yīn音
cí词
。
"Counterattack" and "redo work" are a typical pair of homophones.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
tóng同
yīn音
cí词
，
bǐ比
rú如
“
shù树
mù木
”
hé和
“
shù数
mù目
”
。
There are many homophones in Chinese, such as "trees" and "number/amount".
Tóng同
yīn音
cí词
zài在
kǒu口
yǔ语
jiāo交
liú流
zhōng中
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
zào造
chéng成
wù误
jiě解
。
Homophones can sometimes cause misunderstandings in spoken communication.
“
Qī期
zhōng中
”
hé和
“
qī期
zhōng终
”
yě也
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
tóng同
yīn音
cí词
。
"Midterm" and "final" are also common homophones.