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音调
yīndiào
Description
“音调”是声音的高低，比如唱歌的时候声音高还是低。
"音调" is the pitch of a sound, such as whether your voice is high or low when singing.
说话或者说汉语的时候，音调不一样，意思也可能不一样。
When speaking or speaking Chinese, different "音调" can change the meaning.
Meanings
音调yīndiào
pitch; the highness or lowness of a sound
她说话的音调很高。
Her tone of voice is very high.
音调yīndiào
tone or intonation of speech
他用生气的音调说话。
He spoke in an angry tone.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
音 (sound) + 调 (tone/pitch), literally "sound tone".
- Nuance
声调 refers specifically to Chinese lexical tones; 音调 is general pitch.
In videos
“音调很标准，而且给我的感觉也非常舒服”
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