重音 [－－]

Jyutping cung5 jam1
Pinyin zhòng yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. accent (of a word)
  2. stress (on a syllable)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    accent (of a word); stress (on a syllable)
    (syn.) 重讀, 重读
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    「Guitar」一字的重音在第二音节。
    「Guitar」一字的重音在第二音節。
    「guitar」 yī zì de zhòng yīn zài dì èr yīn jié 。
    • The accent in "guitar" falls on the second syllable.
  2. Mandarin
    “Australia”这个词的重音要放在哪？
    “Australia”這個詞的重音要放在哪？
    “australia” zhè ge cí de zhòng yīn yào fàng zài nǎ ？
    • Where do you place the stress in the word "Australia"?
    • Where is the accent on the word 'Australia?'