音 (yīn) — sound, tone (especially musical or acoustic quality); news, tidings (formal or literary); pronunciation (as in 读音); syllable or phoneme (linguistics)
Definition
A literary/formal noun for 'sound' — usually appears inside compounds (声音, 音乐, 读音), rarely used alone in speech. The 'news / tidings' sense (佳音) is even more formal and written.
noun
soundtone (especially musical or acoustic quality)newstidings (formal or literary)pronunciation (as in 读音)syllable or phoneme (linguistics)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge yīn yuè huì wǒ yǐ jīng qī dài hěn jiǔ le.I've been looking forward to this concert for a long time.
- ，。Shōu yīn jī lǐ de yīn liàng tài xiǎo, tīng bù qīng chǔ.The volume from the radio is too low, I can't hear clearly.
- ，。Wǒ shōu dào le tā de jiā yīn, zhōng yú fàng xīn le.I received her good news and finally felt relieved.
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