音
sound; news; syllable
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesnoun
sound; tone; voice; pronunciation
Refers to auditory sounds, musical tones, or the pronunciation of characters.
He likes listening to music.
Static noise came from the radio.
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She speaks with a slight southern accent.
The pronunciation of this character is quite unique.
Don't disturb others' rest; turn the volume down a bit.
noun
news; message; tidings
literaryOften used in written or slightly formal language to refer to news or letters.
We have been waiting for good news from him.
He went abroad and has been unheard of since.
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News of victory came from the front lines.
There has been no news about her whatsoever.
Please get back to me as soon as there is any news.
noun
syllable
Linguistic term referring to a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants.
"Shū" is a monosyllabic word.
There are a large number of polysyllabic words in Chinese.
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This word consists of three syllables.
Please read every syllable of this sentence out loud.
We need to analyze which syllable carries the stress in this word.
verb
to pronounce (a specific sound); to read as
Used to specify the pronunciation of a character, often in explanations or dialectical contexts.
When used as a surname, the character "区" is pronounced Ōu.
In this dialect, this character is pronounced with the third tone.
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In classical Chinese, this character is pronounced the same as "Fǒu".
Here, "role" should be pronounced jué, not jiǎo.
The character "Xuè" is pronounced xiě in some words.
noun
a surname
Used as a Chinese family name.
A Mr. Yin is here to see you.
The surname Yin is relatively rare in China.
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Ms. Yin is the music teacher at this school.
Three generations of their family all have the surname Yin.
May I ask if you are Mr. Yin?