"consonants" in Chinese (Simplified)
辅音
Definition
辅音是通过部分或完全阻挡气流在嘴里发出的声音。在字母表中,除了元音字母(a、e、i、o、u)外,其余都是辅音。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于语言学和语言学习中。“辅音”经常和“元音”一起使用,如“元音和辅音”。不要和“音节”“音素”等混淆。
Examples
There are twenty-one consonants in the English alphabet.
英语字母表中有21个**辅音**。
B, C, and D are examples of consonants.
B、C 和 D 是**辅音**的例子。
The word 'cat' has two consonants: C and T.
“cat”这个词有两个**辅音**:C 和 T。
Some people find it hard to pronounce words with many consonants in a row.
有些人觉得一连串有很多**辅音**的词难以发音。
When I was a kid, I confused vowels and consonants all the time.
我小时候总是把元音和**辅音**搞混。
In English, most words start with consonants, not vowels.
在英语中,大多数词是以**辅音**开头,而不是以元音开头。