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1.four tones in classical Chinese pronunciation (i.e. level tone)

2.four tones in modern standard Chinese pronunciation (i.e. high and level tone, rising tone, falling rising tone and falling tone)

Words with si sheng

sì shēng

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n.four tones in classical Chinese pronunciation (i.e. level tone)
- sòng dài jiāng zhè shī rén zhǔ yào yòng yùn sì shēng fēn yā zhè shuō míng sì shēng gé jú zài sòng dài jiāng zhè jī běn wèi biàn
  宋代江浙诗人主要用韵四声分押，这说明四声格局在宋代江浙基本未变。
  In Song Dynasty, the poets of Jiangsu and Zhejiang mainly used the four tones rhyming skill, which shows this pattern was basically unchanged there.
synonym
shēng diào声调
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n.four tones in modern standard Chinese pronunciation (i.e. high and level tone, rising tone, falling rising tone and falling tone)
- pǔ tōng huà hǎo de rén sì shēng fā yīn hěn biāo zhǔn
  普通话好的人四声发音很标准。
  Mandarin good four tone pronunciation is very standard.
synonym
shēng diào声调

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