Chinese GCSE
Tones (声调)
What Tones (声调) means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Tones (声调)
The pitch contour of a syllable in Mandarin. There are four main tones and a neutral tone.
Topics that use Tones (声调)
- Environmental issues (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Aspect Marker (动态助词)
- Connectives (连词)
- Measure Word (量词)
- Radical (部首)
- Time Word Position
- Opinion Justification
- Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
Using Tones (声调) in the exam
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