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phonetic

/fəˈnɛtɪk/

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noun

声旁, 音符。

In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

Examples :

"The phonetic in the Chinese character for "tree" helps you pronounce the word correctly. "

汉字“树”的声旁可以帮助你正确发音。

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adjective

语音的，语音学的

Relating to the sounds of spoken language.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to practice the phonetic pronunciation of the difficult word. "

老师让学生们练习这个难词的语音发音。

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adjective

语音的

Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)

Examples :

"The transcription focused on the phonetic details of her speech, noting every slight variation in pronunciation, rather than just the distinct sounds that change the meaning of words. "

这段转录着重于她语音的细节，记录了发音的每一个细微变化，而不仅仅是改变词义的那些明显的语音单位.

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