Chinese word dictionary

声调轮廓

shēng diào lún kuò · tone contour

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Word information

Simplified声调轮廓

Traditional聲調輪廓

Pinyinshēng diào lún kuò

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

声shēng

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

调diào

tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange

轮lún

wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur

廓kuò

broad, wide; open; empty; outline

How to learn 声调轮廓

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]

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

声音shēngyīn

voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]

调查diàochá

investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

歌声gēshēng

singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet

调diào

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody