半音 (bàn yīn) — semitone (the smallest interval between two musical notes in Western music)

Definition

Examples

• 在音乐中，半音是最小的音程。
  Zài yīn yuè zhōng, bàn yīn shì zuì xiǎo de yīn chéng.
  In music, a semitone is the smallest interval.
• 钢琴上相邻的两个琴键相差一个半音。
  Gāng qín shàng xiāng lín de liǎng gè qín jiàn xiāng chā yí gè bàn yīn.
  Two adjacent keys on the piano differ by a semitone.
• 升C和D之间是半音的关系。
  Shēng C hé D zhī jiān shì bàn yīn de guān xì.
  Between C# and D there is a semitone relationship.