Meaning of 阳平
阳平 means the second tone in Mandarin Chinese, characterized by a rising pitch contour; rising tone. Pronounced yáng píng.
- the second tone in Mandarin Chinese, characterized by a rising pitch contour; rising tone
Definitions & Examples
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
de的
yáng阳
píng平
diào调
zhí值
shì是
sān3
shí5
。
The rising tone in Standard Mandarin has a pitch value of 35.
Gǔ古
hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
zhuó浊
shēng声
mǔ母
píng平
shēng声
zì字
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
dú读
yáng阳
píng平
。
Level tone characters with voiced initials in Old Chinese are pronounced as rising tone in modern times.
Xué学
xí习
yáng阳
píng平
yào要
zhù注
yì意
shēng升
gāo高
de的
qū趋
shì势
。
When learning the rising tone, pay attention to the rising trend.