变调 (變調)
biàn diào
Pinyin

Definition

变调 (變調)
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biàn diào
  1. tone sandhi
  2. modified tone
  3. (music) to change key
  4. modulation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
kōng tiáo
  1. 1 air conditioning
  2. 2 air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  3. 3 classifier: 台 tái

Idioms (20)

一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
  1. 1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)