口音

kǒu yīn · kou yin/kǒu yin · kou yin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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kǒu yīn 口音

  1. (linguistics) oral speech sounds

kǒu yin 口音

  1. voice
  2. accent

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)花(huā)了(le)好(hǎo)长(cháng)时(shí)间(jiān)才(cái)适(shì)应(yìng)了(le)委(wěi)内(nèi)瑞(ruì)拉(lā)的(de)口(kǒu)音(yīn)。

It took a long time for me to get accustomed to the Venezuelan accent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cindycute · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)带(dài)一(yì)点(diǎn)南(nán)方(fāng)口(kǒu)音(yīn),听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)亲(qīn)切(qiè)。

He speaks with a slight southern accent, which sounds very friendly.

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