Meaning of 去声
去声 means the fourth tone in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese (high falling tone); the third of the four traditional tones in Middle Chinese (departing tone). Pronounced qù shēng.
- the fourth tone in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese (high falling tone)
- the third of the four traditional tones in Middle Chinese (departing tone)
Definitions & Examples
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
de的
sì四
gè个
shēng声
diào调
bāo包
kuò括
yīn阴
píng平
、
yáng阳
píng平
、
shǎng上
shēng声
hé和
qù去
shēng声
。
The four tones in Mandarin include the first tone, second tone, third tone, and fourth tone.
Zhè这
gè个
zì字
yīng应
gāi该
dú读
qù去
shēng声
。
This character should be read with the fourth tone.
Qù去
shēng声
de的
fā发
yīn音
tè特
diǎn点
shì是
gāo高
jiàng降
diào调
。
The pronunciation characteristic of the fourth tone is a high falling tone.