A more economical approach was to use a sign to express not a whole word but a single syllable.
更经济的方法是使用一个符号来表达一个音节，而不是一个完整的单词。
In a single syllable, the dreaded "no" saps confidence and shatters egos.
“不”这个令人畏惧的单音节词，会打垮一个人的自信，粉碎一个人的自尊。
I always imagined he'd have a single syllable name like Matt or John... or Dave.
我一直想他该有个简单的名字，比如马特或者约翰……或者戴夫。
She'll start cooing at 4 months, progressing to some single syllable babbling sounds at 6 months.
在4个月的时候，她开始说话了，在6个月的时候会发出含糊不清的音节。
According to the syllable, they can be divided as 655 single syllable words and 1513 complex tone words.
按音节划分，分为单音词和复音词。单音词655个，复音词1513个。
Most special about the Chinese language to the mind of this rank beginner is that every single syllable is susceptible to semantic interpretation.
对我这个彻头彻尾初学者的心理而言，汉语最特别的地方就是每个音节都可能有多种语义。
If speech sound of continuous large vocabulary can be automatically divided into segments of single syllable, the recognition ratio of system can be raised.
若能把连续大词汇量的语音进行实时自动切分为单个音节，便可提高系统的识别率。
Why does it seem like some languages are spoken faster than others? The answer is that speed depends on the average amount of information packed in a single syllable.
为什么有些语言的语速似乎别的语言要快？答案是，语速取决于单个音节所承载的平均信息量。
Yes, if the kids had easy-to-remember, single-syllable names.
是的，只要那孩子名字易记、单音节；
Therefore, the paper presents an analysis of the extended types of complementary meaning extension format of ancient single-syllable verb in Classical Chinese.
据此，本文分析古代汉语单音动词义互补格式的引申类型。
Therefore, the paper presents an analysis of the extended types of complementary meaning extension format of ancient single-syllable verb in Classical Chinese.
据此，本文分析古代汉语单音动词义互补格式的引申类型。
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