Definition
语音 (yǔyīn) refers to a language's spoken sound system or a word's pronunciation as a phonetic unit — distinct from 发音 (fāyīn, the action of pronouncing) and 读音 (dúyīn, reading pronunciation). In technology, it means 'voice/audio,' while 声音 (shēngyīn) is the general term for any sound.
noun
(of a word or character) pronunciationvoiceaudio (in digital technologies)
Examples
- 语音。Qǐng gàosu wǒ zhège hànzì de yǔ yīn.Please tell me the pronunciation of this Chinese character.
- 。Wǒ yòng yǔ yīn kòngzhì jiā lǐ de dēng.I use voice to control the lights at home.
- 语音。Xuéxí wàiyǔ yào mófǎng biāozhǔn de yǔ yīn.When learning a foreign language, you need to imitate standard pronunciation.
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