音高 (yīn gāo) — (music) pitch; (linguistics) pitch, tone height
Definition
Literally 'sound height' — the perceived highness or lowness of a tone, used in both music (melodic pitch) and Chinese linguistics (how high or low a tone is produced).
noun
(music) pitch(linguistics) pitchtone height
Examples
- 音高。Zhè shǒu gē de yīn gāo biàn huà hěn dà.The pitch of this song varies a lot.
- 音高。Hàn yǔ de shēng diào yóu yīn gāo jué dìng.The tones of Chinese are determined by pitch.
- 音高。Tā chàng gē shí yīn gāo hěn zhǔn.His pitch is very accurate when he sings.
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