shēng​diào

rising intonation

  • created sense approved 升调/升調 · shēng​diào · rising intonation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    升调 / 升調

    shēng​diào

    rising intonation

    rising intonation or a rising tone in linguistics; a pattern where the pitch of the voice rises toward the end of a word or sentence

    升 (literal) → 升 · shēng · to rise 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · tone

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  • created sense approved 升调/升調 · shēng​diào · to promote — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    升调 / 升調

    shēng​diào

    to promote

    to promote someone to a higher position or post

    升 (literal) → 升 · shēng · to promote 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · to transfer

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