声调 (聲調)
shēng diào
Pinyin

Definition

声调 (聲調)
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shēng diào
  1. tone
  2. note
  3. a tone (on a Chinese syllable)
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
大声
dà shēng
  1. 1 loud voice
  2. 2 in a loud voice
  3. 3 loudly
强调
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
心声
xīn shēng
  1. 1 thoughts
  2. 2 feelings
  3. 3 aspirations
  4. 4 heartfelt wishes
  5. 5 inner voice
掌声
zhǎng shēng
  1. 1 applause
  2. 2 classifier: 阵 zhèn

Idioms (20)

不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng
  1. 1 wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
  2. 2 taciturn
人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
  1. 1 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
  2. 2 hubbub
  3. 3 brouhaha
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again

Sample Sentences

声调
shēngdiào
Tones.
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声调难吗？
shēngdiào nán ma ？
Are tones difficult?
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原来如此！那声调怎么办？
yuánláirúcǐ ！nà shēngdiào zěnme bàn ？
Ah, I see! Then what about the tones?
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你本来是用注音吧？拼音输入法不需要选声调，输入完后选择你要的字就好。
nǐ běnlái shì yòng zhùyīn ba ？pīnyīn shūrùfǎ bù xūyào xuǎn shēngdiào ，shūrù wán hòu xuǎnzé nǐ yào de zì jiù hǎo 。
You must use zhuyin, yeah? You don't need to choose tones with pinyin, after you input you just need to choose the word.
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这么牛啊！快给我们传授传授你的学习秘诀吧！我老记不住生词，这边学完那边就忘了。我都学了三、四年了，现在说一句话还要想半天，生怕自己说错了，或者声调不对，别人会笑话。
zhème niú ā ！kuài gěi wǒmen chuánshòu chuánshòu nǐ de xuéxí mìjué ba ！wǒ lǎo jì bùzhù shēngcí ，zhèbiān xué wán nàbiān jiù wàng le 。wǒ dōu xué le sān 、sì nián le ，xiànzài shuō yī jù huà hái yào xiǎng bàntiān ，shēngpà zìjǐ shuō cuò le ，huò zhě shēngdiào bù duì ，biérén huì xiàohuà 。
So awesome! Pass on to us your study secrets! I can never remember new words. Once I finish studying one thing, I forget the other. I have already studied for three or four years and before I say something I still have to think for quite a while. I fear that if I make a mistake or if my tones are not correct, that others will laugh at me.
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但是他的口语和听力没到中级。日常对话还可以，但是声调和语调很不标准，有时候中国人听不懂。
dànshì tā de kǒuyǔ hé tīnglì méi dào zhōngjí 。rìcháng duìhuà hái kěyǐ ，dànshì shēngdiào hé yǔdiào hěn bù biāozhǔn ，yǒushíhou Zhōngguórén tīngbudǒng 。
However his speaking and listening aren't at the intermediate level. His everyday conversation is okay, but his tones and his inflection aren't standard. Sometimes Chinese people don't understand him.
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声调
shēngdiào
Tone.
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