Usage note
发音表示字词说出来的声音。
fā yīn biǎo shì zì cí shuō chū lái de shēng yīn。
发音 means the sound made when pronouncing words or characters.
Context note
发音常用于学习语言和纠音。
fā yīn cháng yòng yú xué xí yǔ yán hé jiū yīn。
It is often used in language learning and pronunciation correction.
5 examples
这个字怎么发音？
zhè ge zì zěn me fā yīn？
How do you pronounce this character?
发音要准确。
fā yīn yào zhǔn què。
Pronunciation must be accurate.
请跟我练发音。
qǐng gēn wǒ liàn fā yīn。
Please practice pronunciation with me.
他的发音很好。
tā de fā yīn hěn hǎo。
His pronunciation is very good.
我在练习发音。
wǒ zài liàn xí fā yīn。
I am practicing pronunciation.
5 mini stories
老师教我们正确发音。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men zhèng què fā yīn。
The teacher taught us correct pronunciation.
孩子认真练习发音。
hái zi rèn zhēn liàn xí fā yīn。
The child practices pronunciation carefully.
这个词的发音有点难。
zhè ge cí de fā yīn yǒu diǎn nán。
The pronunciation of this word is a bit difficult.
他把发音写在旁边。
tā bǎ fā yīn xiě zài páng biān。
He wrote the pronunciation next to it.
发音标准，别人就更容易懂。
fā yīn biāo zhǔn， bié rén jiù gèng róng yì dǒng。
With standard pronunciation, others understand more easily.
Mini dialogue
练习发音
A
这个字的发音有点难。
Zhège zì de fāyīn yǒudiǎn nán.
The pronunciation of this character is a bit difficult.
B
多听几遍，发音就会变好。
Duō tīng jǐ biàn, fāyīn jiù huì biàn hǎo.
Listen a few more times, and the pronunciation will get better.
纠正发音
A
我的发音对吗？
Wǒ de fāyīn duì ma?
Is my pronunciation correct?
B
很接近了，再试一次发音。
Hěn jiējìn le, zài shì yī cì fāyīn.
Very close, try the pronunciation one more time.
Related words and contrasts
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声调
shēngdiào
tone (in Chinese pronunciation)
声调 is the tone of a syllable, important for correct 发音.
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口音
kǒuyīn
accent
口音 is a regional way of pronouncing words.
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读法
dúfǎ
way of reading; pronunciation (of a character)
读法 refers to how a character or word is read aloud.