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声调 shēngdiào tone

tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable)

怎么记住“声调”: 声 voice + 调 tune = tone.

  • HSK 6 级
  • 词语

汉字

用法

  • The tone of a Chinese syllable - the pitch contour that distinguishes meaning: 汉语有四个声调 (Hànyǔ yǒu sì ge shēngdiào) Chinese has four tones.
  • Distinguish from 语调 (yǔdiào), sentence-level intonation, and 音调 (yīndiào), musical pitch; 声调 is the lexical tone on a single syllable.
  • Core term in language learning and phonetics.

例句

  • 请把音乐声调小! Qǐng bǎ yīnyuè shēng tiáoxiǎo!Please turn down the music.
  • 她声调突然变了。 Tā shēngdiào tūrán biàn le.There was a sudden change in her tone.