shēng diào
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.note; tone; pitch of voice

    • tā yòng jī áng de shēng diào wán chéng le yǎn jiǎng

      激昂声调完成演讲

      He finished the speech in a lively tone.

    • tā shēng diào róu hé

      声调柔和

      His voice is soft.

    • tā men yòng qīn mì de shēng diào jiǎng huà

      他们亲密声调讲话

      They spoke in an intimate tone.

  • 2

    n.the tone of Chinese characters

    • hàn yǔ de shēng diào duì wài guó rén lái shuō hěn nán

      汉语声调外国人

      It is hard for foreigners to master the tones in Chinese.

    • zhè liǎng gè cí de shēng diào bù tóng

      声调不同

      These two words are different in tones.

    • hàn yǔ de sì gè shēng diào zǒng ràng wǒ zhuā kuáng

      汉语声调抓狂

      The four tones in Chinese pronunciation drives me crazy.

Word usage

  • "声调" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 声调

      one tone of voice