Chinese word

读音

Pronunciation

Pinyindú yīn

Meaning

  • nounpronunciation

Example

这两个字的读音不一样。zhè liǎng gè zì de dú yīn bù yí yàng

These two characters have different pronunciations.

Illustration for 读音 (pronunciation)

More examples

教科书里常标出生字的读音。jiào kē shū lǐ cháng biāo chū shēng zì de dú yīn

Textbooks often mark the pronunciation of new characters.

Core concept

The spoken form attached to a written Chinese form, with tones helping identify how it is said in context.

Common phrases

  • 普通话的读音pǔ tōng huà de dú yīn

    pronunciation in Mandarin

  • 读音的区别dú yīn de qū bié

    pronunciation difference

Similar words

发音fā yīn: The manner in which a sound, syllable, or word is made when spoken.
拼音pīn yīn: The Latin-letter system used to represent Chinese sounds and their tones.
读法dú fǎ: The reading assigned to a character or word when it is spoken.
声调shēng diào: A syllable's rise, fall, or level pitch pattern, which can affect meaning.

Definition in Chinese

指在语言中约定或规范的字词发音，常用汉语拼音和声调表示，也包括多音字在不同词或语境下的不同读法。zhǐ zài yǔ yán zhōng yuē dìng huò guī fàn de zì cí fā yīn cháng yòng hàn yǔ pīn yīn hé shēng diào biǎo shì yě bāo kuò duō yīn zì zài bù tóng cí huò yǔ jìng xià de bù tóng dú fǎ

Word origin

读音 (dúyīn, "pronunciation") is a transparent compound of 读 (dú, "read") + 音 (yīn, "sound"), linking written language with the sound used to say it.

Usage tips

  • One written character can have different 读音 (dúyīn, "pronunciation") in different words, so its pinyin may change even when the character stays the same.

Opposites

  • 字形zì xíngcharacter formnoun

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