How to say “phonetics” in Chinese
phonetics; voice message
“Phonetics” in Chinese is 语音, yǔ yīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
语音 is read yǔ 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 “语音”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 语音. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他给我发了一条语音tāgěiwǒfāleyìtiáoyǔyīnHe sent me a voice message.
More words from the lesson “Sounds and Letters”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “phonetics” in Chinese?
“Phonetics” in Chinese is 语音, pinyin yǔyīn.
What does 语音 mean?
语音 (yǔyīn) means “phonetics; voice message”.
How do you write 语音?
语音 is 2 characters: 语 (yǔ) — language, speech; 音 (yīn) — sound. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 语音?
语音 is read yǔyīn. Tones: yǔ — third tone, yīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“phonetics” 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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