重读 (zhòng dú) — to stress (a syllable or word in pronunciation), to pronounce with emphasis; (linguistics) to accent
Definition
In linguistics, 重读 means to stress or accent a syllable in pronunciation — emphasize it more than surrounding ones. Often used with 把 or 需要 to describe how a word is pronounced.
verb
to stress (a syllable or word in pronunciation)to pronounce with emphasis(linguistics) to accent
Examples
- 重读。Zhè ge dān cí yīng gāi zhòng dú dì èr gè yīn jié.This word should stress the second syllable.
- 重读。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zài lǎng dú shí bǎ zhòng yīn cí zhòng dú.The teacher told us to stress the accented words while reading aloud.
- 重读。Hàn yǔ zhōng zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù cí xū yào tè shū zhòng dú.Only a small number of words in Chinese need special stress.
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