强音 (jiàng) — (phonetics) primary stress, strong stress; (phonetics) fortis articulation
Definition
A phonetics term for strong stress — the emphasized syllable in a word (主重音), or a fortis consonant articulated with extra force, contrasted with 弱音 (lenis/weak). Used in linguistics study, not everyday speech.
(phonetics) primary stressstrong stress(phonetics) fortis articulation
Examples
- ，强音。Zài zhè jù huà lǐ, jiàng luò zài dì yī gè yīn jié shàng.In this sentence, the primary stress falls on the first syllable.
- 强音。Yǔ yán xué kè shàng xué le jiàng hé ruò yīn de qū bié.In linguistics class, we learned the difference between fortis and lenis.
- 强音。Hàn yǔ zhōng de jiàng kě yǐ gǎi biàn cí yì.Strong stress in Chinese can change the meaning of a word.
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