Chinese word dictionary

变徵之声

biàn zhǐ zhī shēng · modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale

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Word information

Simplified变徵之声

Traditional變徵之聲

Pinyinbiàn zhǐ zhī shēng

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

变biàn

to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

徵zhēng

to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

声shēng

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

How to learn 变徵之声

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

变biàn

to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion

变成biànchéng

to change into; to turn into; to become

变化biànhuà

(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation (CL:個|个[ge4])

声shēng

sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds

声音shēngyīn

voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]