Chinese word dictionary

平仄

píng zè · level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)

Word information

Simplified平仄
Traditional平仄
Pinyinpíng zè
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 平仄

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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