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声(聲) shēng sound; tone in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical of the simplified form is 士 shì “scholar.” Radical of the traditional form is 耳 ĕr “ear.”
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 声音 (聲音) shēngyīn sound; voice [N]
- 大声 (大聲) dà shēng in a loud voice [PH]
- 小声 (小聲) xiăo shēng in a low voice; quietly [PH]
- 四声 (四聲) sìshēng the four tones (of Mandarin Chinese) [N]
- 第一声 (第一聲) dìyīshēng first tone [N]
- 第二声 (第二聲) dì'èrshēng second tone [N]
- 第三声 (第三聲) dìsānshēng third tone [N]
- 第四声 (第四聲) dìsìshēng fourth tone [N]
- 轻声 (輕聲) qīngshēng neutral tone [N]
- 声调 (聲調) shēngdiào tone [N] (Note that 调 [調], which you learned as tiáo, is here pronounced diào.)
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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