节律 (jié lǜ) — prosodic (relating to the rhythm and intonation of speech); rhythmic (pertaining to regular, repeating patterns in movement or processes)
Definition
Academic word for 'rhythmic' — used in linguistics, music, and biology to describe regular, repeating patterns (intonation, tempo, biological cycles).
adjective
prosodic (relating to the rhythm and intonation of speech)rhythmic (pertaining to regular, repeating patterns in movement or processes)
Examples
- 节律。Yǔ yán de jié lǜ tè zhēng bāo kuò zhòng yīn hé yǔ diào.Prosodic features of language include stress and intonation.
- 节律。Yīn yuè hé wǔ dǎo dōu yī lài yán gé de jié lǜ.Both music and dance rely on strict rhythm.
- 节律。Rén tǐ nèi de shēng wù jié lǜ huì yǐng xiǎng shuì mián zhōu qī.The body's biological rhythms affect sleep cycles.
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