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Huáyīn 滑音 “Sliding Sound”

The general term for a pitch slide. Press a string with the left hand. Before or after that press, pluck the same string with the right hand.

The speed of the slide and its placement relative to the beat vary. To paraphrase from Kwok: If the slide comes before the principal pitch, the glide comes on the beat similar to a grace note. If the glide follows the principal pitch, it usually comes near or at the end of the indicated note duration.