yǔ yīn
voice
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我想用语音通话。
wǒ xiǎng yòng yǔyīn tōnghuà.
I want to make a voice call.
你可以用语音输入吗？
nǐ kěyǐ yòng yǔyīn shūrù ma?
Can you input by voice?
语音识别功能很强大。
yǔyīn shìbié gōngnéng hěn qiángdà.
The voice recognition function is very powerful.
文字 (wénzì)
text
图像 (túxiàng)
image
The Chinese word "语音" (yǔyīn) is composed of two characters: "语" (yǔ) and "音" (yīn). The character "语" originally meant "words" or "language", and it is often used in compounds related to speech or communication. The character "音" originally meant "sound" or "tone", and it is often used in compounds related to music or acoustics.When combined, the two characters "语" and "音" form the word "语音", which literally means "speech sound" or "phonetics". In modern Chinese, "语音" is used to refer to the study of speech sounds, including their production, perception, and acoustic properties. It is also used to refer to the pronunciation of words and the systems of sounds used in different languages.The study of "语音" is important for understanding how humans produce and perceive speech, and how different languages use sounds to convey meaning. It is also important for developing speech recognition and synthesis technologies, and for teaching pronunciation to second language learners.
