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HSK 7-9 · HSK VOCABULARY 抑扬顿挫 yìyáng-dùncuò
cadence
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HSK 7-9
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary + Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 抑扬顿挫 抑扬顿挫 (yìyáng-dùncuò) is an HSK 7-9 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is cadence ; depending on context, it can also mean rises and falls in speech. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 cadence
02 rises and falls in speech
03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 抑
抑 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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扬
扬 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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顿
顿 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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挫
挫 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 抑扬顿挫 cadence unexpected; previously unimagined
Listen ▶ Listen 抑扬顿挫 意想不到 意想不到
CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD Characters in this word ← 意想不到 Quick check 意想不到 → CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tatoeba / ManyThings examples where available.
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