yīn
jié

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Meaning of 音节

音节 means syllable; a unit of pronunciation. Pronounced yīn jié. HSK 2.

  • syllable; a unit of pronunciation

Definitions & Examples

Hàn
zhōng
 
 
Hàn
 
zhè
ge
yǒu
liǎng
ge
yīn
jié
 

In Chinese, the word 'Hanyu' (Chinese language) has two syllables.

Fēn
yīn
shí
 
shǒu
xiān
yào
huà
fēn
yīn
jié
 

When analyzing speech sounds, the first step is to segment syllables.

Yīng
dān
 
syllables
běny
shēnl
yǒul
sāna
geb
yīnl
jiée
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The English word 'syllable' itself has three syllables.

Ér
huà
yīn
 
 
huā
er
 
 
shì
ge
yīn
jié
xiě
chéng
liǎng
ge
hàn
 

The erhua sound, as in 'hua er' (flower), is one syllable written with two characters.

yán
xué
jiā
yòng
yīn
jié
lái
yán
jiū
yán
de
jié
zòu
 

Linguists use syllables to study the rhythm of a language.

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