correct pronunciation; standard accent
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to correct pronunciation; to standardize speech sounds
Often used in education, broadcasting, and language teaching. As a transitive verb, it can take an object (e.g., 正某人的音).
Bō播
yīn音
yuán员
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
yào要
jìn进
xíng行
zhèng正
yīn音
liàn练
xí习
。
Radio announcers do pronunciation drills every morning.
Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
nà那
ge个
xué学
sheng生
zhèng正
yīn音
。
The teacher is correcting that student's pronunciation.
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Xué学
xí习
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
shí时
，
zhèng正
yīn音
shì是
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yī一
bù步
。
When learning Mandarin, correcting pronunciation is a very important step.
noun
standard pronunciation; standard accent; orthoepy
Refers to the officially recognized standard way of pronouncing words in a language, often based on the Beijing pronunciation in Modern Chinese.
Běi北
jīng京
yǔ语
yīn音
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
zhèng正
yīn音
。
The Beijing pronunciation is the standard accent of Modern Chinese.
Zhè这
běn本
zì字
diǎn典
xiáng详
xì细
biāo标
zhù注
le了
měi每
ge个
zì字
de的
zhèng正
yīn音
。
This dictionary marks the standard pronunciation of each character in detail.
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Tā他
de的
zhèng正
yīn音
hěn很
biāo标
zhǔn准
，
tīng听
bù不
chū出
fāng方
yán言
kǒu口
yīn音
。
His standard pronunciation is very good; you can't tell his dialect accent.