语音

yǔyīn

HSK 5

语音 — yǔyīn

1. speech sounds; pronunciation (how a word or sound is pronounced)

   这个词的语音很容易记。 zhège cí de yǔyīn hěn róngyì jì — The pronunciation of this word is easy to remember.

2. colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character

   方言里的语音有时和普通话不同。 fāngyán lǐ de yǔyīn yǒushí hé pǔtōnghuà bùtóng — The colloquial pronunciations in dialects sometimes differ from Mandarin.

3. phonetic; relating to speech sounds or phonetics

   语音学是研究语音和发音的方法。 yǔyīnxué shì yánjiū yǔyīn hé fāyīn de fāngfǎ — Phonetics is the study of speech sounds and methods of articulation.

4. (Internet) to voice chat; to send a voice message; audio communication

   你可以发个语音给我吗？ nǐ kěyǐ fā gè yǔyīn gěi wǒ ma — Can you send me a voice message?