Chinese word dictionary

抑扬顿挫

yìyáng-dùncuò · see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

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Word information

Simplified抑扬顿挫

Traditional抑揚頓挫

Pinyinyìyáng-dùncuò

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

抑yì

to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress

扬yáng

to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

顿dùn

to pause; to bow; to arrange

挫cuò

to check, to obstruct, to push down

How to learn 抑扬顿挫

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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表扬biǎoyáng

to praise; to commend

顿dùn

to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

挫折cuòzhé

setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue

顿时dùnshí

immediately; suddenly

抑制yìzhì

to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress

挫败cuòbài

to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat