抑扬顿挫 meaning in English

yìyáng-dùncuò

see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

HSK 7-9Traditional 抑揚頓挫33 strokes

Meaning of 抑扬顿挫

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yìyángdùncuò
  1. see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

Stroke order for each character

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抑 yì · to curb · 7 strokes

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扬 yáng · to raise · 6 strokes

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顿 dùn · to stop · 10 strokes

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挫 cuò · to check · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 抑扬顿挫.

表扬biǎoyángto praise; to commend
整顿zhěngdùnto tidy up; to reorganize
压抑yāyìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive
抑制yìzhìto inhibit; to keep down
挫折cuòzhésetback; reverse
抑郁yìyùdepressed; despondent; gloomy
宣扬xuānyángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
赞扬zànyángto praise; to approve of
抑郁症yìyùzhèngclinical depression
停顿tíngdùnto halt; to break off
张扬zhāngyángto display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open
发扬fāyángto develop; to make full use of

Questions about 抑扬顿挫

What does 抑扬顿挫 mean?

抑扬顿挫 (yìyáng-dùncuò) means "see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]".

How do you write 抑扬顿挫?

抑扬顿挫 is made of 4 characters: 抑 (7 strokes), 扬 (6 strokes), 顿 (10 strokes), 挫 (10 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.

Is 抑扬顿挫 an HSK word?

Yes. 抑扬顿挫 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 抑扬顿挫 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 抑扬顿挫 is written 抑揚頓挫.