发音 fāyīn to pronounce
to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound
怎么记住“发音”: 发 send out + 音 sound = to pronounce.
汉字
用法
- Core language-classroom word: 发音不标准 (fāyīn bù biāozhǔn) - pronunciation isn't standard, 纠正发音 (jiūzhèng fāyīn) - correct one's pronunciation.
- Works as a verb too: 这个字怎么发音? (zhège zì zěnme fāyīn?) - how do you pronounce this character?
- Different from 读 (dú), to read aloud: 发音 zooms in on the sound/articulation itself, while 读 covers the broader act of reading text.
例句
- 这个词怎么发音？ Zhège cí zěnme fāyīn?How do you pronounce this word?
- 不好意思我发音不太好。 Bùhǎoyìsī wǒ fāyīn bútàihǎo.I'm sorry my pronunciation isn't very good.
- 他的发音远非完美。 Tā de fāyīn yuǎnfēi wánměi.His pronunciation is far from perfect.