辅音 (fǔ yīn) — consonant (linguistics)
Definition
A technical linguistics term for 'consonant' — a speech sound made with obstruction or narrowing of the vocal tract, as opposed to 元音 ('vowel').
noun
consonant (linguistics)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 辅音？Hàn yǔ lǐ yǒu duō shǎo gè fǔ yīn?How many consonants are there in Chinese?
- 辅音。Zhè ge dān cí yǐ fǔ yīn kāi tóu.This word starts with a consonant.
- 辅音。Fā zhè ge fǔ yīn shí yào yòng shé tou.You need to use your tongue to pronounce this consonant.
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