pitch; tone height
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pitch; the perceived highness or lowness of a sound
Fundamental concept in acoustics, phonetics, and music theory. Higher frequency corresponds to higher pitch.
Tā她
de的
yīn音
gāo高
hěn很
zhǔn准
，
chàng唱
gē歌
cóng从
bù不
pǎo跑
diào调
。
Her pitch is very accurate, and she never goes off-key when singing.
Zhè这
duàn段
xuán旋
lǜ律
de的
yīn音
gāo高
biàn变
huà化
hěn很
fēng丰
fù富
。
This melody has very rich pitch variations.
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Nán男
xìng性
de的
yīn音
gāo高
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
nǚ女
xìng性
dī低
。
Men's pitch is usually lower than women's.
Pín频
lǜ率
yuè越
gāo高
，
yīn音
gāo高
jiù就
yuè越
gāo高
。
The higher the frequency, the higher the pitch.