Meaning of 声调
声调 means tone; pitch; intonation; tone (of a Chinese character); lexical tone. Pronounced shēng diào.
- tone; pitch; intonation
- tone (of a Chinese character); lexical tone
Definitions & Examples
Tā她
de的
shēng声
diào调
hěn很
gāo高
，
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
nián年
qīng轻
。
Her pitch is very high, making her sound very young.
Zhè这
jù句
huà话
yīng应
gāi该
yòng用
xià下
jiàng降
de的
shēng声
diào调
lái来
dú读
。
This sentence should be read with a falling intonation.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
de的
shēng声
diào调
hěn很
píng平
hé和
。
The tone of his speech is very gentle.