顿挫抑扬
dùn cuò yì yáng
Pinyin

Definition

顿挫抑扬
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dùn cuò yì yáng
  1. cadence
  2. modulation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

压抑
yā yì
  1. 1 to constrain or repress emotions
  2. 2 oppressive
  3. 3 stifling
  4. 4 depressing
  5. 5 repression
抑制
yì zhì
  1. 1 to inhibit
  2. 2 to keep down
  3. 3 to suppress
挫折
cuò zhé
  1. 1 setback
  2. 2 reverse
  3. 3 check
  4. 4 defeat
  5. 5 frustration
  6. 6 disappointment
  7. 7 to frustrate
  8. 8 to discourage
  9. 9 to set sb back
  10. 10 to blunt
  11. 11 to subdue
受挫
shòu cuò
  1. 1 thwarted
  2. 2 obstructed
  3. 3 setback
抑
yì
  1. 1 to restrain
  2. 2 to restrict
  3. 3 to keep down
  4. 4 or
抑或
yì huò
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 could it be that...?
抑郁
yì yù
  1. 1 depressed
  2. 2 despondent
  3. 3 gloomy
  4. 4 depression
抑郁症
yì yù zhèng
  1. 1 clinical depression
挫
cuò
  1. 1 obstructed
  2. 2 to fail
  3. 3 to oppress
  4. 4 to repress
  5. 5 to lower the tone
  6. 6 to bend back
  7. 7 to dampen
挫败
cuò bài
  1. 1 to thwart
  2. 2 to foil (sb's plans)
  3. 3 a setback
  4. 4 a failure
  5. 5 a defeat
下挫
xià cuò
  1. 1 (of sales, prices etc) to fall
  2. 2 to drop
  3. 3 decline
  4. 4 slump
力挫
lì cuò
  1. 1 to win as a result of tenacious effort
  2. 2 to fight off tough competition
平抑
píng yì
  1. 1 to stabilize
  2. 2 to keep (prices, vermin etc) under control
抑制剂
yì zhì jì
  1. 1 suppressant
  2. 2 inhibitor
抑扬
yì yáng
  1. 1 modulation (rising and falling pitch)
  2. 2 intonation
  3. 3 a cadence
  4. 4 to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)
抑扬格
yì yáng gé
  1. 1 iambic
抑止
yì zhǐ
  1. 1 to supress
  2. 2 to restrain
挫折感
cuò zhé gǎn
  1. 1 frustration
贬抑
biǎn yì
  1. 1 to belittle
  2. 2 to disparage
  3. 3 to demean
遏抑
è yì
  1. 1 to suppress
  2. 2 to restrain

Idioms (2)

扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
  1. 1 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
抑郁不平
yì yù bù píng
  1. 1 in a state of depression (idiom)

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