jiàng​diào

falling intonation

  • created reference approved 降调/降調 → 升调/升調 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    降调 / 降調 jiàng​diào

    升调 / 升調 shēng​diào

    antonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 降调/降調 · jiàng​diào · falling intonation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    降调 / 降調

    jiàng​diào

    falling intonation

    a tone or intonation pattern where the pitch moves from high to low; falling tune

    降 (literal) → 降 · jiàng · to lower 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · tone

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 降调/降調 · jiàng​diào · to demote — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    降调 / 降調

    jiàng​diào

    to demote

    to transfer a government official or employee to a lower position; to reassign to a lower rank

    降 (literal) → 降 · jiàng · to lower 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · to transfer

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 降调/降調 · jiàng​diào · flat key — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    降调 / 降調

    jiàng​diào

    flat key

    a musical key indicated by a flat sign on the staff

    降 (literal) → 降 · jiàng · to lower 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · tune

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 降调/降調 · jiàng​diào · to lower the key — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    降调 / 降調

    jiàng​diào

    to lower the key

    to transpose a piece of music to a lower key

    降 (literal) → 降 · jiàng · to lower 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · tune

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense