yuán
yīn

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Meaning of 元音

元音 means vowel; voiced speech sound produced without obstruction in the vocal tract. Pronounced yuán yīn.

  • vowel; voiced speech sound produced without obstruction in the vocal tract

Definitions & Examples

tōng
huà
zhōng
yǒu
liù
běn
yuán
yīn
 

There are six basic vowels in Standard Mandarin.

yuán
yīn
shí
 
shēng
dài
dìng
yào
zhèn
dòng
 

When pronouncing vowels, the vocal cords must vibrate.

Yuán
yīn
yīn
shì
yīn
xué
de
chǔ
gài
niàn
 

Vowels and consonants are fundamental concepts in phonetics.

Zhè
shǒu
de
jié
wěi
yuán
yīn
chàng
de
hěn
bǎo
mǎn
 

The final vowel of this song was sung very fully.

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