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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- phonetic [fə'nεtɪk]
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adj
of or relating to phonetics
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2.
adj
denoting any perceptible distinction between one speech sound and another, irrespective of whether the sounds are phonemes or allophones - Compare phonemic
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3.
adj
conforming to pronunciation
- phonetic spelling
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adj
[Etymology]
C19: from New Latin ph
o ne ticus, from Greek pho ne tikos, from pho nein to make sounds, speak
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adj
of or relating to phonetics
Examples
- phonetic spelling → phonetic
- phonetic representation → representation
- 注音符号便于小学生理解和掌握汉语拼音的声调。
- The national phonetic alphabet can help primary students understand and grasp the tones of the Chinese phonetic alphabet. → 注音符号
- 注音符号
- phonetic symbol → 符号
- 汉字注音
- phonetic annotation of Chinese characters → 汉字
- 照汉语拼音方案拼写汉字
- transliterate Chinese characters into the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet → 拼写
- 汉语拼音字母有手写体和印刷体两种体式。
- There are two forms of the Chinese phonetic alphabet, the cursive and the printed. → 体式
- 制订《汉语拼音方案》
- work out The Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet → 制订
- 课文有注音吗？
- Is the text marked with phonetic symbols? → 注音
- 汉语拼音字母
- the Chinese phonetic alphabet → 字母
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