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语音

yǔyīn

pronunciation; voice message

A person speaking into a phone
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Characters in this word

语 yǔ

Strokes
9
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 吾 I, my, our
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 语

音 yīn

Strokes
9
Radical
音 — sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
Made of
立 to stand 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 音

Example phrases

  • 你的语音很清楚。 Nǐ de yǔyīn hěn qīngchu. Your pronunciation is very clear.
  • 我听语音消息。 Wǒ tīng yǔyīn xiāoxi. I listen to a voice message.
  • 请发语音给我。 Qǐng fā yǔyīn gěi wǒ. Please send me a voice message.

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