Meaning of 阴平
阴平 means first tone in Standard Mandarin; high level tone. Pronounced yīn píng.
- first tone in Standard Mandarin; high level tone
Definitions & Examples
Yīn阴
píng平
shì是
gāo高
píng平
diào调
，
fā发
yīn音
shí时
yīn音
gāo高
bǎo保
chí持
píng平
wěn稳
bù不
biàn变
。
The first tone is a high level tone, maintained at a steady pitch when pronounced.
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
dú读
yīn阴
píng平
de的
zì字
fēi非
cháng常
duō多
，
bǐ比
rú如
"
tiān天
"
、
"
shān山
"
、
"
gāo高
"
。
There are many characters with the first tone in Mandarin, such as tiān (sky), shān (mountain), and gāo (high).
Gǔ古
hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
qīng清
shēng声
mǔ母
píng平
shēng声
zì字
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
yī一
bān般
dōu都
dú读
yīn阴
píng平
。
Characters from the level tone category with voiceless initials in Old Chinese generally carry the first tone in Modern Standard Mandarin.
"
Mā妈
"
zì字
de的
shēng声
diào调
jiù就
shì是
yīn阴
píng平
。
The character mā has the first tone.
Xué学
xí习
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
，
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
zhǎng掌
wò握
hǎo好
yīn阴
píng平
de的
yīn音
gāo高
，
bǎo保
chí持
gāo高
ér而
píng平
。
When learning Mandarin, one must first master the pitch of the first tone, keeping it high and level.