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抑扬顿挫

yì yáng dùn cuòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dùn cuò yì yáng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3f65b8d318358862. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

抑揚頓挫 抑扬顿挫 [yi4 yang2 dun4 cuo4] /see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 抑揚頓挫

  • 抑
    yì

    to restrain / to restrict / to keep down / or

  • 扬
    yáng

    to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate

    Yáng

    abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu] in Jiangsu / surname Yang

  • 顿
    dùn

    to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

  • 挫
    cuò

    obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.