yǔ diào
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  • 1

    n.intonation

    • yǔ yīn yǔ diào

      语音语调

      pronunciation and intonation

    • mó fǎng tā rén de yǔ diào

      模仿他人语调

      imitate another's intonation

    • wǒ men xué xí le zhòng dú hé yǔ diào

      我们学习重读语调

      We worked on stress and intonation.

  • 2

    n.tone

    • tā yòng ào màn de yǔ diào shuō huà

      傲慢语调说话

      He spoke in an arrogant tone.

    • tā qīng tiāo de yǔ diào shǐ tā hěn shēng qì

      轻佻语调使生气

      Her flippant tone irked him.

Word usage

  • "语调" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
    • 语调

      one tone of voice

    • 语调

      one kind of tone of voice

Chinese words with pinyin yu diao