语音

yǔ yīn

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 口语 kǒu yǔ 口语 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech Spoken language versus written language; 语音 emphasizes the phonetic aspect.: colloquial speech

Related words

3 items

• 发音 fā yīn 发音 fā yīn to pronounce Refers to the articulation of sounds; 语音 is the system of speech sounds or pronunciation in general.: to pronounce
• 音频 yīn pín 音频 yīn pín audio Audio, often in a technical or digital context, like audio files.: audio
• 声音 shēng yīn 声音 shēng yīn voice Sound or voice in a general sense; 语音 specifically refers to speech sounds.: voice

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 合成语音 hé chéng yǔ yīn: assembled phonology
• 短时语音记忆 短时语音记忆 duǎn shí yǔ yīn jì yì: short-term phonological memory
• 网络语音 网络语音 wǎng luò yǔ yīn: VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing)
• 语音信箱 语音信箱 yǔ yīn xìn xiāng: voice mailbox
• 语音信号 语音信号 yǔ yīn xìn hào: voice signal
• 语音合成 语音合成 yǔ yīn hé chéng: speech synthesis
• 语音失语症 语音失语症 yǔ yīn shī yǔ zhèng: phonetic aphasia
• 语音学 语音学 yǔ yīn xué: phonetics
• 语音意识 语音意识 yǔ yīn yì shí: phonetic awareness
• 语音技巧 语音技巧 yǔ yīn jì qiǎo: phonological skill
• 语音指令 语音指令 yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng: speech command (for computer speech recognition)
• 语音识别 语音识别 yǔ yīn shí bié: speech recognition
• 语音通讯通道 语音通讯通道 yǔ yīn tōng xùn tōng dào: voice (communications) channel

Child Words of 语音

• 语 语 yǔ: dialect
• 语 语 yù: to tell to
• 音 音 yīn: sound