音节

音節

yīnjié

noun HSK 2 #15,542

Meanings

HSK 2

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.

HSK 2

这个词有两个音节。

Zhège cí yǒu liǎng gè yīnjié.

This word has two syllables.

HSK 3

这个词由三个音节组成。

Zhège cí yóu sān gè yīnjié zǔchéng.

This word is made up of three syllables.

usage

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

音 yīn

节 jié