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

HSK 1

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?

HSK 2

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.

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