口音

口音 kǒuyīn

Accent

口音 in a sentence HSK 6 kouyin

What 口音 means

  1. Accent

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Character by character

口音 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

口
kǒu
Mouth (port - spoken - mw for people)
音
yīn
Sound (noise - news - syllable)

How to write 口音

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口音 in a sentence

听口音他好像是南方人。
Tīng kǒuyīn tā hǎoxiàng shì nánfāngrén.
By his accent he seems to be from the south.
她的口音已经很标准了。
Tā de kǒuyīn yǐjīng hěn biāozhǔn le.
Her accent is already very standard.

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Questions about 口音

What does 口音 mean in English?

口音 is pronounced kǒuyīn and means Accent.

How do you pronounce 口音?

口音 is kǒuyīn in pinyin — written kouyin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 口音?

口音 is written with 2 characters: 口 (kǒu) Mouth (port - spoken - mw for people), 音 (yīn) Sound (noise - news - syllable). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 口音 an HSK word?

Yes — 口音 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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