声调 (shēng diào) — (noun) tone (the pitch contour of a Chinese syllable); (noun) tone of voice; intonation
Definition
声调 is the pitch contour of a Chinese syllable — the four tones of Mandarin. For tone of voice or intonation (how someone sounds), use 语气; 声调 refers specifically to lexical pitch, not the speaker's attitude.
noun
tone (the pitch contour of a Chinese syllable)tone of voiceintonation
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 声调，声调。Hàn yǔ yǒu sì gè shēng diào, měi gè shēng diào dōu dài biǎo bù tóng de yì si.Chinese has four tones, and each tone represents a different meaning.
- 声调。Xué shēng diào de shí hou yí dìng yào duō tīng lì zi.When learning the tones, be sure to listen to many examples.
- 声调，。Tā de shēng diào hěn zhǔn, yì tīng jiù zhī dào shì běi fāng rén.His tones are very accurate; you can tell he's from the north just by listening.
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