Chinese GCSE
Tone (声调 shēng diào)
What Tone (声调 shēng diào) means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Tone (声调 shēng diào)
The pitch contour of a syllable that determines its meaning in Chinese.
Topics that use Tone (声调 shēng diào)
- Travel (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Aspect Particle (动态助词 dòng tài zhù cí)
- Pinyin (拼音)
- Time Phrase (时间词 shí jiān cí)
- Justification (理由 lǐ yóu)
- Measure Word (量词 liàng cí)
- Modal Verb (能愿动词 néng yuàn dòng cí)
- Radical (部首 bù shǒu)
Using Tone (声调 shēng diào) in the exam
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