How to say “pronunciation” in Chinese
pronunciation (of a character, word)
“Pronunciation” in Chinese is 读音, dú yīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
读音 is read dú yīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
On top, 立; below, 日.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “读音”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 读音. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个字有两个读音。zhègezìyǒuliǎnggedúyīnThis character has two readings.
More words from the lesson “Sounds and Letters”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pronunciation” in Chinese?
“Pronunciation” in Chinese is 读音, pinyin dúyīn.
What does 读音 mean?
读音 (dúyīn) means “pronunciation (of a character, word)”.
How do you write 读音?
读音 is 2 characters: 读 (dú) — read; 音 (yīn) — sound. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 读音?
读音 is read dúyīn. Tones: dú — second tone, yīn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“pronunciation” in the lesson “Sounds and Letters”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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