声调

聲調
shēngdiào
  1. tone
  2. note
  3. a tone (on a Chinese syllable)

classifier: 個

CEDICT

  1. (linguistics) tone
  2. tone
  3. tone; note

Wiktionary

  1. 诗文字句中音韵配置的抑扬顿挫。
  2. 音乐的节奏。
  3. 声音的高低升降的调子。如国音所分的阴平声、阳平声、上声、去声、轻声等读法。

重編國語辭典

  1. 声音的高低升降的调子。如现代标准汉语所分的阴平声、阳平声、上声、去声、轻声等读法。
  2. 诗文字句中音韵配置的抑扬顿挫。
  3. 音乐的节奏。

維基詞典

Examples

请把音乐声调小！

Please lower the volume of the music!

Source: Tatoeba

她声调突然变了。

There was a sudden change in her tone.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 声 shēng
  1. sound
  2. voice
  3. tone
  4. noise
  5. reputation
  6. classifier for sounds
2 调 diào
  1. to transfer
  2. to move (troops or cadres)
  3. to investigate
  4. to enquire into
  5. accent
  6. view
  7. argument
  8. key (in music)
  9. mode (music)
  10. tune
  11. tone
  12. melody

Containing this entry

声调语言 shēngdiàoyǔyán tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
声调轮廓 shēngdiàolúnkuò tone contour
声调数字 shēngdiàoshùzì
声调符号 shēngdiàofúhào

Related entries

笔调 bǐdiào
  1. (of writing) tone
  2. style
语气 yǔqì
  1. tone
  2. manner of speaking
  3. mood

classifier: 個

他說話的語氣好像是在害怕什麼。

He speaks as though he were afraid of something.

Source: Tatoeba

调头 diàotou
  1. tone (of voice)
  2. tune
音色 yīnsè
  1. tone
  2. timbre
  3. sound color
鋼琴走調了，音色很難聽。

The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.

Source: Tatoeba

音质 yīnzhì
  1. tone
  2. sound quality
  3. timbre
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