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顿挫抑扬
頓挫抑揚
dùncuòyìyáng
1. cadence
2. modulation

Character Breakdown

顿
dùn
to pause; to bow; to arrange
HSK 5 10 丶
挫
cuò
to check, to obstruct, to push down
HSK 6 10 丶
抑
yì
to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
HSK 6 7 丶
扬
yáng
to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
HSK 4 6 丶

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