yīnjié

音节

HSK 2Word · NounTraditional音節

syllable; phonologic unit

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

syllable; a unit of pronunciation

neutral

A syllable contains a sonority peak (a more sonorous sound). In most Chinese words, one character corresponds to one syllable (erhua/儿化韵 being a notable exception).

Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
 ,
 “
Hàn汉
yǔ语
 ”
zhè这
ge个
cí词
yǒu有
liǎng两
ge个
yīn音
jié节
 。

In Chinese, the word 'Hanyu' (Chinese language) has two syllables.

Fēn分
xī析
yǔ语
yīn音
shí时
 ,
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
huà划
fēn分
yīn音
jié节
 。

When analyzing speech sounds, the first step is to segment syllables.

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Yīng英
yǔ语
dān单
cí词
 “
syllables
běny
shēnl
yǒul
sāna
geb
yīnl
jiée
 ”
 本
 身
 有
 三
 个
 音
 节
 。

The English word 'syllable' itself has three syllables.

Ér儿
huà化
yīn音
 ,
rú如
 “
huā花
er儿
 ”
 ,
shì是
yī一
ge个
yīn音
jié节
xiě写
chéng成
liǎng两
ge个
hàn汉
zì字
 。

The erhua sound, as in 'hua er' (flower), is one syllable written with two characters.

Yǔ语
yán言
xué学
jiā家
yòng用
yīn音
jié节
lái来
yán研
jiū究
yǔ语
yán言
de的
jié节
zòu奏
 。

Linguists use syllables to study the rhythm of a language.