Without actually knowing what "phonetics" meant and probably not even knowing the alphabet, I was able to think to myself that "p" was a harder version of "b" as was "t" to "d", "k" to "g" and "s" to "z".
语音学
phonetics
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Meaning and common use
phonetics
How 语音学 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 语音学 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 语音学.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 语音学.
Directly before
- 精通语音学1
Directly after
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 语音学
What does 语音学 mean in Chinese?
语音学 (yǔyīnxué) means phonetics.
How do you pronounce 语音学?
语音学 is pronounced yǔyīnxué.
Is 语音学 an HSK word?
语音学 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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