standard pronunciation
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Meanings
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the phonetic standard of a standard language
formalA technical term in linguistics and language education. It refers to the officially recognized and taught pronunciation system of a language.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
yǐ以
Běi北
jīng京
yǔ语
yīn音
wéi为
biāo标
zhǔn准
yīn音
。
Standard Mandarin uses Beijing pronunciation as its standard phonology.
Xué学
xí习
yī一
mén门
yǔ语
yán言
shí时
，
zhǎng掌
wò握
tā它
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
yīn音
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
When learning a language, mastering its standard pronunciation is very important.
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Tā他
de的
fā发
yīn音
bú不
tài太
biāo标
zhǔn准
，
xū需
yào要
duō多
tīng听
biāo标
zhǔn准
yīn音
。
His pronunciation isn't very standard; he needs to listen more to the standard model.
Hěn很
duō多
fāng方
yán言
qū区
zhèng正
nǔ努
lì力
xiàng向
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
biāo标
zhǔn准
yīn音
kào靠
lǒng拢
。
Many dialect areas are striving to move closer to the standard pronunciation of Mandarin.