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抑扬顿挫

yìyáng-dùncuò

Traditional: 抑揚頓挫

cadence

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Meaning of 抑扬顿挫 in English

yìyáng-dùncuòHSK 7–9Syllabus #10295
  1. cadence
  2. modulation
  3. see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

Characters

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HSK words with 抑

抑制HSK 6压抑HSK 7–9抑郁HSK 7–9抑郁症HSK 7–9
扬 on its own →
yáng · to raise

HSK words with 扬

表扬HSK 4扬HSK 7–9发扬HSK 7–9弘扬HSK 7–9飘扬HSK 7–9宣扬HSK 7–9赞扬HSK 7–9张扬HSK 7–9得意扬扬HSK 7–9发扬光大HSK 7–9
顿 on its own →
dùn · classifier for meals, beatings, scolding

HSK words with 顿

顿HSK 4顿时HSK 6停顿HSK 7–9整顿HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 挫

挫折HSK 6挫败HSK 7–9受挫HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences