七声音阶 qīshēngyīnjiē heptatonic scale Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 七声 七聲 qīshēng tones of the scale The seven notes of a musical scale, including both the traditional Chinese scale and the Western seven-note scale; also called 七音 qīyīn音阶 音階 yīnjiē musical scale a series of musical notes arranged in order of pitch starting from a base note