diào
調
lèi

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Meaning of 调类

调类 means tone category. Pronounced diào lèi.

  • tone category

Definitions & Examples

Xué
hàn
 
liǎo
jiě
píng
 
shǎng
 
 
diào
lèi
 

To study Classical Chinese, one must understand the four tone categories: level, rising, departing, and entering.

tōng
huà
de
diào
lèi
shì
yīn
píng
 
yáng
píng
 
shǎng
shēng
shēng
 

The tone categories of Standard Mandarin are high level, rising, low dipping, and falling.

Fāng
yán
diào
chá
zhōng
 
què
dìng
diào
lèi
shì
chǔ
zhòu
 

In dialect surveys, determining the tone categories is a fundamental step.

 
diào
lèi
 
 
diào
zhí
 
shì
liǎng
tóng
de
gài
niàn
 

"Tone category" and "tone value" are two distinct concepts.

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