音调

音調

yīndiào

noun #12,270

Meanings

1 pitch (of voice)
2 tone (of a musical note)
3 intonation

Characters

tune; melody; key

Examples

她的声音音调很高。

Tā de shēngyīn yīndiào hěn gāo.

Her voice has a high pitch.

中文有四个基本音调。

Zhōngwén yǒu sì gè jīběn yīndiào.

Chinese has four basic tones.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 音调 (yīndiào, pitch/tone) with 声调 (shēngdiào, tonal tone in linguistics). When talking about Chinese tones specifically, 声调 is the technical term. 音调 is broader — pitch of any sound.

Stroke Order

音 yīn

调 tiáo