yì yáng

Traditional: 抑揚

抑扬 (yì yáng) is a Chinese word meaning “modulation (rising and falling pitch); intonation; a cadence”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 抑扬

抑yì · to restrain扬yáng · to raise

Related words

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