yīn

愔

Character · NounTraditional音

sound; news; syllable

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

4 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

sound; noise; tone

Refers to auditory sensations, musical tones, or volume levels.

Wǒ我
tīng听
dào到
wài外
miàn面
yǒu有
qí奇
guài怪
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

I heard a strange sound coming from outside.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
diàn电
shì视
de的
yīn音
liàng量
tiáo调
xiǎo小
yī一
diǎn点
 。

Please turn down the volume on the television.

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Tā她
de的
yīn音
sè色
fēi非
cháng常
yōu优
měi美
 。

Her tone color is very beautiful.

2.

noun

news; tidings; message

literary

Often used in literary or formal contexts, particularly in compounds like 音信.

Tā他
zǒu走
le了
yǐ以
hòu后
yī一
zhí直
méi没
yǒu有
yīn音
xìn信
 。

There has been no news from him since he left.

Hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
zhōng终
yú于
chuán传
lái来
le了
 。

Good news finally arrived.

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Yīn音
xùn讯
quán全
wú无
 ，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
dān担
xīn心
 。

There is no news at all; everyone is very worried.

3.

noun

syllable

technical

Linguistic term referring to a unit of pronunciation.

Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
yī一
gè个
yīn音
jié节
tōng通
cháng常
duì对
yìng应
yī一
gè个
hàn汉
zì字
 。

In Chinese, one syllable usually corresponds to one character.

Zhè这
gè个
cí词
yǒu有
sān三
gè个
yīn音
jié节
 。

This word has three syllables.

4.

noun

musical note; tone in a scale

Used in musical contexts.

Zhè这
gè个
yīn音
chàng唱
de得
bù不
gòu够
zhǔn准
 。

This note is not sung accurately enough.

Wǔ五
yīn音
bù不
quán全
de的
rén人
xué学
yīn音
yuè乐
bǐ比
jiào较
kùn困
nan难
 。

People who are tone-deaf have more difficulty learning music.