# 抑扬顿挫 (yìyángdùncuò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抑扬顿挫 (yìyángdùncuò) means “cadenced and expressive in tone”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cadenced and expressive in tone
- Pinyin: yìyángdùncuò (yi4 yang2 dun4 cuo4)
- Traditional: 抑揚頓挫
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他朗读时声音抑扬顿挫。
  Tā lǎngdú shí shēngyīn yìyángdùncuò.
  He reads aloud with an expressive cadence.

## Characters

- 抑 (yì): to restrain; to restrict
- [扬](https://hanziro.com/word/yang-raise-flutter/) (yáng): to raise; to flutter
- [顿](https://hanziro.com/word/dun-stop/) (dùn): to stop; to pause
- 挫 (cuò): obstructed; to fail

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-yang-dun-cuo-cadenced-and-expressive/

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