created sense approved 抑扬/抑揚 · yìyáng · intonation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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yìyáng
intonation
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking or music; modulation of pitch or cadence.
抑 (literal) → 抑 · yì · low-pitched 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to raise
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created sense approved 抑扬/抑揚 · yìyáng · to praise or censure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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yìyáng
to praise or censure
To praise and censure; to promote or suppress; to judge someone's merits and faults
抑 (literal) → 抑 · yì · to restrain 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to spread
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created sense approved 抑扬/抑揚 · yìyáng · to rise and fall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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yìyáng
to rise and fall
(literary) To float up and down; the alternating states of advancement and retreat or success and failure.
抑 (literal) → 抑 · yì · low-pitched 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to flutter
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created sense approved 抑扬/抑揚 · yìyáng · flow of sentiments — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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yìyáng
flow of sentiments
The emotional arc or flow of sentiments in a piece of writing
抑 (literal) → 抑 · yì · to restrain 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to spread
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