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发音 (fā yīn) — to pronounce (verb); pronunciation (noun)

Definition

发音 covers both the act of pronouncing (verb) and a person's pronunciation (noun), especially how accurately someone says a word. 读音 is the standard/correct pronunciation of a character or word.

to pronounce (verb)pronunciation (noun)

Examples

  • 。
    Qǐng nǐ fā yí gè yīn gěi wǒ tīng tīng.
    Please pronounce a sound for me to hear.
  • 发音。
    Qǐng gēn wǒ fā yīn zhè ge hàn zì.
    Please pronounce this Chinese character with me.
  • 发音。
    Tā de fā yīn hěn biāo zhǔn.
    His pronunciation is very standard.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

发fāproduce
音yīnsound

发音 joins 发 'produce' and 音 'sound' to mean pronunciation.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

Open 音 →
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