音节 yīnjié syllable
How to remember 音节: 音 sound + 节 section = syllable.
Characters
How it is used
- A syllable - 这个词有两个音节 (zhège cí yǒu liǎng ge yīnjié) this word has two syllables.
- Linguistics term; each Chinese character is essentially one 音节.
- Contrast 声调 (shēngdiào, tone) and 音标 (yīnbiāo, phonetic symbol).