yīn

带音

Word · NounTraditional音

sound; news; phonological term

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

sound; noise; tone

Refers to any audible sound produced by vibration.

Wài外
miàn面
chuán传
lái来
le了
qí奇
guài怪
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

A strange sound came from outside.

Tā她
shuō说
huà话
de的
yīn音
diào调
hěn很
wēn温
róu柔
 。

The tone of her voice is very gentle.

2.

noun

news; message; tidings

literary

Often used in a literary or formal context to mean information or news.

Tā他
lí离
jiā家
hòu后
biàn便
yǎo杳
wú无
yīn音
xùn讯
 。

He left home and then there was no news from him.

Jìng静
hòu候
jiā佳
yīn音
 。

Awaiting your good news (polite formula).

3.

noun

phonological term: voicing (voiced sound)

technical

A technical term in phonetics/phonology. In Standard Chinese, all vowels are voiced (带音). Consonants like l, m, n, nɡ, r are voiced; p, f are unvoiced (不带音). Voiced sounds are also called 浊音, unvoiced ones are 清音.

Zài在
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
 ，
yuán元
yīn音
dōu都
shì是
dài带
yīn音
de的
 。

In Standard Chinese, all vowels are voiced.

Fǔ辅
yīn音
 “
ll
 ”
hé和
 “
mm
 ”
shì是
dài带
yīn音
fǔ辅
yīn音
 ，
jí即
zhuó浊
yīn音
 。

The consonants 'l' and 'm' are voiced consonants, i.e., they are voiced sounds.

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Fā发
fǔ辅
yīn音
 “
pp
 ”
shí时
 ，
shēng声
dài带
bù不
zhèn振
dòng动
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
tā它
shì是
bù不
dài带
yīn音
 ，
shǔ属
yú于
qīng清
yīn音
 。

When pronouncing the consonant 'p', the vocal cords do not vibrate, so it is unvoiced and belongs to voiceless sounds.