sound duration; length
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the duration of a sound; length of a sound
Technical term in phonetics, phonology, and acoustics describing the temporal duration of a speech sound or any acoustic signal.
Zài在
Hàn汉
yǔ语
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
，
yīn音
cháng长
yī一
bān般
bù不
qū区
bié别
cí词
yì义
。
In Standard Mandarin Chinese, sound duration generally does not distinguish word meanings.
Yuán元
yīn音
de的
yīn音
cháng长
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
fǔ辅
yīn音
cháng长
。
Vowels are usually longer in duration than consonants.
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Qǐng请
bǐ比
jiào较
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
yīn音
jié节
de的
yīn音
cháng长
chā差
yì异
。
Please compare the difference in duration between these two syllables.
Yīn音
cháng长
de的
biàn变
huà化
kě可
yǐ以
biǎo表
dá达
bù不
tóng同
de的
yǔ语
qì气
hé和
qíng情
gǎn感
。
Changes in sound duration can express different tones and emotions.