ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
in cadence; modulation in tone
我看见他摇头晃脑、抑扬顿挫地读唐诗。
I saw him wagging his head as he chanted Tang poems, his voice rising, falling and pausing.
他的朗诵抑扬顿挫,富有情感。
His recitation was cadenced and rich in feeling.
他的声音抑扬顿挫。
His voice was lilting.