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HSK 6 · HSK VOCABULARY 声调 shēngdiào
tone
Character structure 名
HSK 6
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary + Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning02 Examples03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 声调 声调 (shēngdiào) is an HSK 6 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is tone ; depending on context, it can also mean note or a tone (on a Chinese syllable). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 tone
02 note
03 a tone (on a Chinese syllable)
她声调突然变了。 Tā shēng diào tū rán biàn le。 There was a sudden change in her tone.
▶ Listen 汉语是一个声调语言。 Hàn yǔ shì yí gè shēng diào yǔ yán。 Chinese is a tonal language.
▶ Listen 请把音乐声调小! Qǐng bǎ yīn yuè shēng diào xiǎo! Please turn down the music.
▶ Listen 03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 声
声 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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调
调 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 声调 tone magical; mystical; miraculous
Listen ▶ Listen 声调 神奇 神奇
CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD Characters in this word ← 神奇 Quick check 神奇 → CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tatoeba / ManyThings examples where available.
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