pronunciation; way a character is read
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
pronunciation; way a character or word is read
neutralRefers to the spoken form of a character or word, often in the context of distinguishing between multiple possible readings.
Zhè这
ge个
zì字
shì是
duō多
yīn音
zì字
，
yǒu有
liǎng两
ge个
dú读
yīn音
。
This character is a polyphonic character; it has two pronunciations.
Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
jiāo教
wǒ我
men们
shēng生
cí词
de的
dú读
yīn音
。
The teacher is teaching us the pronunciation of the new vocabulary.
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Zì字
diǎn典
shang上
huì会
biāo标
zhù注
měi每
ge个
hàn汉
zì字
de的
zhèng正
què确
dú读
yīn音
。
The dictionary marks the correct pronunciation for each Chinese character.
Yǒu有
xiē些
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
de的
dú读
yīn音
hé和
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
bù不
yī一
yàng样
。
Some pronunciations in dialects are different from those in Mandarin.