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抑扬
抑揚
yìyáng
1. modulation (rising and falling pitch)
2. intonation
3. a cadence
4. to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)

Character Breakdown

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

Compound Words (4)

抑扬格
yìyánggé
iambic
抑扬顿挫
yìyángdùncuò
see [[頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬<dùncuòyìyáng>]]
顿挫抑扬
dùncuòyìyáng
cadence
抑扬升降性
yìyángshēngjiàngxìng
property of rising and lowering

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