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语音

yǔ yīn
HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. speech sounds
  2. 2. pronunciation
  3. 3. colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
  4. 4. phonetic
  5. 5. audio
  6. 6. voice
  7. 7. (Internet) to voice chat
  8. 8. voice message

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Word relationships

Register variants

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口语
kǒu yǔ

colloquial speech

Spoken language versus written language; 语音 emphasizes the phonetic aspect.

Related words

3 items
发音
fā yīn

to pronounce

Refers to the articulation of sounds; 语音 is the system of speech sounds or pronunciation in general.
音频
yīn pín

audio

Audio, often in a technical or digital context, like audio files.
声音
shēng yīn

voice

Sound or voice in a general sense; 语音 specifically refers to speech sounds.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

语音 refers to speech sounds, not voice in the sense of an opinion (意见) or a vote (表决权).

Example Sentences

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你的 语音 很标准。
Your pronunciation is very standard.

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Words Containing 语音

合成语音
hé chéng yǔ yīn

assembled phonology

短时语音记忆
duǎn shí yǔ yīn jì yì

short-term phonological memory

网络语音
wǎng luò yǔ yīn

VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing)

语音信箱
yǔ yīn xìn xiāng

voice mailbox

语音信号
yǔ yīn xìn hào

voice signal

语音合成
yǔ yīn hé chéng

speech synthesis

语音失语症
yǔ yīn shī yǔ zhèng

phonetic aphasia

语音学
yǔ yīn xué

phonetics

语音意识
yǔ yīn yì shí

phonetic awareness

语音技巧
yǔ yīn jì qiǎo

phonological skill

语音指令
yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng

speech command (for computer speech recognition)

语音识别
yǔ yīn shí bié

speech recognition

语音通讯通道
yǔ yīn tōng xùn tōng dào

voice (communications) channel

Child Words of 语音

语
yǔ

dialect

语
yù

to tell to

音
yīn

sound