音调 yīndiào pitch Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yīndiào pitch · melody 音 yīn noun sound sound; noise; tone; musical note; a person's voice or pitch调 調 diào noun tune A melody or tune; a musical key or mode; the pitch or tonality of a piece.yīndiào accent 音 yīn noun sound sound; noise; tone; musical note; a person's voice or pitch调 調 diào noun accent The unique sound of a person's speech, such as an accent or local dialect; the specific intonation or manner of speaking.yīndiào tone 音 yīn noun syllable a unit of sound; a phone or syllable调 調 diào tone The specific pitch contours of a spoken syllable; the lexical tone of a Chinese character.