口音

kǒuyīn

noun HSK 7-9 #3,763

Measure Word

一个口音 gè

Meanings

1 accent
2 regional pronunciation

Characters

sound; pronunciation

Examples

他说话有很重的南方口音。

Tā shuōhuà yǒu hěn zhòng de nánfāng kǒuyīn.

He speaks with a heavy southern accent.

你能听出他是哪里的口音吗？

Nǐ néng tīng chū tā shì nǎlǐ de kǒuyīn ma?

Can you tell where his accent is from?

Tips

usage

口音 refers specifically to regional accent or dialect influence on pronunciation. For a foreign accent, you can say 外国口音 (wàiguó kǒuyīn).

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

音 yīn