音调 (yīn diào) — (music) tone, pitch; (linguistics) intonation, tone of voice
Definition
Covers both senses: in music, the 'pitch' or 'key' of a note; in linguistics, the 'tone' or 'intonation' of speech. Whether 声调 (shēngdiào, Mandarin tone) or 语调 (yǔdiào, intonation) fits better depends on context.
noun
(music) tonepitch(linguistics) intonationtone of voice
Examples
- 音调。Zhè shǒu qǔ zi de yīn diào fēi cháng yōu měi.The tone of this piece is very beautiful.
- 音调。Tā shuō huà de yīn diào hěn wēn hé.His tone of voice is very gentle.
- 音调。Zhè ge yuè qì de yīn diào hěn zhǔn.The pitch of this instrument is very accurate.
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