Definition & Meaning

1.modified tone

2.modulation; change to another tune

Word usage

biàn diào

变 调

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n.modified tone
- biàn diào xiàn xiàng
  变调现象
  modified tone phenomenon
- biàn diào yán jiū
  变调研究
  research on modified tone
- fā shēng biàn diào
  发生变调
  modified tone occurring
2
n.modulation; change to another tune
- biàn diào bǐ
  变调比
  modulation ratio
- biàn diào xì tǒng
  变调系统
  modified tone system
synonym
zhuǎn diào转调

Word usage

Separable word
"变" and "调" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 她被吓得声音都变了调。
  She was so frightened that her voice was out of tune.
- 他唱这首歌的时候没变过调儿。
  He didn’t modulate when singing this song.

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