音节

音節

yīnjié

noun HSK 2 #15,542

Meanings

1 syllable

Characters

section; segment

Examples

中文大部分字只有一个音节。

Zhōngwén dàbùfen zì zhǐ yǒu yī gè yīnjié.

Most Chinese characters have only one syllable.

这个词有两个音节。

Zhège cí yǒu liǎng gè yīnjié.

This word has two syllables.

Tips

usage

Each Chinese character corresponds to exactly one syllable. This makes Chinese a syllabic language.

Stroke Order

音 yīn

节 jié