"syllable" in Chinese (Simplified)
音节
Definition
音节是词中由一个或多个字母组合成的音的单位，通常包含一个元音音素。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“syllable”多用于语言学或教学场合。例如教学发音或诗歌时常数音节。不要和字母（letter）或单词（word）混淆。常见搭配如“single syllable”（单音节）、“syllable stress”（音节重音）。
Examples
The word 'cat' has one syllable.
单词“cat”只有一个**音节**。
Please clap once for each syllable in your name.
请你名字里的每个**音节**拍一下手。
How many syllables are in the word 'banana'?
“banana”这个词有几个**音节**？
Poems often use lines with the same number of syllables.
诗歌常常使用每行有相同数量的**音节**。
Try breaking the word into syllables to make it easier to pronounce.
尝试把单词分成**音节**来更容易发音。
She spoke so quickly, I could barely catch a single syllable.
她说得太快了，我几乎没听清一个**音节**。