voice; accent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
voice; manner of speaking
neutralRefers to the quality or tone of one's voice.
Tīng听
tā他
de的
kǒu口
yīn音
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
shì是
shān山
dōng东
rén人
。
Judging by his accent, he seems to be from Shandong.
Zhè这
gè个
bō播
yīn音
yuán员
de的
kǒu口
yīn音
fēi非
cháng常
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
This announcer's pronunciation is very standard.
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Diàn电
huà话
lǐ里
tā他
de的
kǒu口
yīn音
yǒu有
diǎn点
qí奇
guài怪
。
His voice sounded a bit strange on the phone.
noun
accent; regional accent
neutralRefers to the specific pronunciation patterns associated with a particular region.
Tā他
yǒu有
hěn很
zhòng重
de的
guǎng广
dōng东
kǒu口
yīn音
。
He has a strong Cantonese accent.
Tā她
shuō说
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
dài带
yī一
diǎn点
sì四
chuān川
kǒu口
yīn音
。
She speaks Mandarin with a slight Sichuan accent.
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Tā他
de的
kǒu口
yīn音
hěn很
zhòng重
，
yī一
tīng听
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
shì是
dōng东
běi北
rén人
。
His accent is so strong, you can tell he's from Northeast China as soon as you hear him speak.
Tā她
shuō说
huà话
wán完
quán全
méi没
yǒu有
kǒu口
yīn音
。
She speaks without any regional accent.