Chinese word dictionary

顿挫抑扬

dùn cuò yì yáng · cadence; modulation

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Word information

Simplified顿挫抑扬

Traditional頓挫抑揚

Pinyindùn cuò yì yáng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

顿dùn

to pause; to bow; to arrange

挫cuò

to check, to obstruct, to push down

抑yì

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

扬yáng

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

How to learn 顿挫抑扬

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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Words with the same characters

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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