| 声调语言 |
shēng diào yǔ yán |
tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese) |
| 声 |
shēng |
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds |
| 声调 |
shēng diào |
tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL:个 |
| 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 |
| 调 |
tiáo |
to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite |
| 语 |
yǔ |
dialect / language / speech |
| 语 |
yù |
(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know |
| 语言 |
yǔ yán |
language / CL:门,种 |
| 言 |
yán |
words / speech / to say / to talk |