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Pronunciation in Chinese

pronunciation · HSK 5

发音 fā yīn

  1. 发 fā to send
  2. 音 yīn sound

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Pronunciation in Chinese is 发音 (fā yīn). You can also say 读音 (dú yīn), 语音 (yǔ yīn).

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