Chinese word

音节

Pronunciation

Pinyinyīn jié

Meaning

  • nounsyllable

Example

这个名字有几个音节？zhè ge míng zì yǒu jǐ gè yīn jié

How many syllables does this name have?

Illustration for 音节 (syllable)

More examples

听，这个词的第二个音节发音比较重。tīng zhè ge cí de dì èr gè yīn jié fā yīn bǐ jiào zhòng

Listen, the second syllable of this word is pronounced with more stress.

Core concept

One compact pulse of speech that can stand apart from the pulses before and after it.

Common phrases

  • 第一个音节dì yí gè yīn jié

    first syllable

  • 第二个音节dì èr gè yīn jié

    second syllable

  • 多音节词duō yīn jié cí

    polysyllabic word

Similar words

发音fā yīn: The sound made when a word or phrase is spoken aloud.
读音dú yīn: The way a written character or word is pronounced aloud.
字zì: A single written Chinese character that represents a unit of writing.
词cí: A meaningful language unit that functions as a word in speech or writing.

Definition in Chinese

表示口语中一个发音单位，通常由声母、韵母（或音核）及可能的韵尾构成，一个音节通常包含一个元音或鼻音作为音核。biǎo shì kóu yǔ zhōng yí gè fā yīn dān wèi tōng cháng yóu shēng mǔ yùn mǔ huò yīn hé jí kě néng de yùn wěi gòu chéng yí gè yīn jié tōng cháng bāo hán yí gè yuán yīn huò bí yīn zuò wéi yīn hé

Word origin

The compound is formed from 音 (yīn, "sound") + 节 (jié, "section"), so it names a section of sound in spoken language.

Usage tips

  • A Chinese character often matches one spoken beat, but a word can contain several characters and beats, so character count is only a useful clue rather than a complete sound count.

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