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调子

/ diàozi /
Strokes

Definition

tune/melody/tuning/cadence/intonation/(speech) tone

Example

As a Noun

tune; melody

1
biān
一边
zǒu
biān
一边
hēng
zhāo
diàozi
调子

He hummed a tune while walking.

2
Dìng
diào
调子

call the tune; set the tone

As a Noun

tone of speech; note

3
Diàozi
调子
chén
低沉
de
yǎnshuō
演说

low-keyed speech

4
Jiàng
降低
píng
批评
de
diàozi
调子

tone down the criticism

As a Noun

view; argument; point of view

5
gǎibiàn
改变
le
diàozi
调子

He changed his tone.