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抑揚 (jik1 joeng4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

抑揚 (jik1 joeng4, yì yáng) — modulation (rising and falling pitch); intonation; a cadence; to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 抑止 (jik1 zi2) — verb; restrain; control;curb;repress
• 抑 (jik1) — to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or; depressed
• 抑且 (jik1 ce2) — (literary) moreover; in addition
• 抑制 (jik1 zai3) — to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
• 抑制作用 (jik1 zai3 zok3 jung6) — inhibition
• 抑制劑 (jik1 zai3 zai1) — suppressant; inhibitor

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