頓挫抑揚 dùn cuò yì yáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. cadence
  2. modulation

CHARACTERS

頓 dùn pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
挫 cuò push down; chop down; grind
抑 yì press down, repress; curb, hinder
揚 yáng scatter, spread; praise