一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 声 聲 shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds syn 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 语气 語氣 yǔ qì tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn 调头 調頭 diào tou tone (of voice) / tune syn 流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 新星 xīn xīng (astronomy) nova / (fig.) new star / rising star syn 调子 調子 diào zi tune / melody / tuning / cadence / intonation / (speech) tone syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 语调 語調 yǔ diào intonation / tone of voice / CL:個|个[ge4] 上风 上風 shàng fēng on the up / currently winning / rising (in popularity etc) 轻声 輕聲 qīng shēng quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress 涨潮 漲潮 zhǎng cháo high tide / rising tide syn 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 声调 聲調 shēng diào tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 升降 昇降 shēng jiàng rising and falling syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 色调 色調 sè diào hue / tone syn 音色 yīn sè tone / timbre / sound color syn 新秀 xīn xiù rising star / new talent syn 音质 音質 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre syn 主音 zhǔ yīn keynote / principal tone / tonic / vowel 新兴 新興 xīn xīng (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising / emerging / in the ascendant syn 松动 鬆動 sōng dòng loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 音高 yīn gāo pitch (music) / tone 话音 話音 huà yīn one's speaking voice / tone / implication syn 变调 變調 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation syn 阳平 陽平 yáng píng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua syn 一锤定音 一錘定音 yī chuí dìng yīn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision syn 旭日 xù rì the rising sun syn 看涨 看漲 kàn zhǎng bull market (prices appear to be rising) 乐音 樂音 yuè yīn musical note / tone syn 四声 四聲 sì shēng the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin syn 起早贪黑 起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late syn 话茬 話茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion 袅袅 裊裊 niǎo niǎo rising in spirals syn 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) syn 上声 上聲 shǎng shēng falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin syn 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 话锋 話鋒 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation syn 音韵 音韻 yīn yùn music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character / phoneme 韵母 韻母 yùn mǔ the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang") 笔调 筆調 bǐ diào (of writing) tone / style syn 声气 聲氣 shēng qì voice / tone / information syn 平声 平聲 píng shēng level or even tone / first and second tones in modern Mandarin 纯音 純音 chún yīn pure tone 彩铃 彩鈴 cǎi líng (telephony) ringback tone 涨势 漲勢 zhǎng shì rising trend / upward momentum (e.g. in prices) syn 校风 校風 xiào fēng the tone of a school / campus atmosphere 初升 chū shēng rising (sun, moon etc) 来潮 來潮 lái cháo (of water) to rise / rising tide / (of women) to get one's period syn 调性 調性 diào xìng (music) tonality / (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style / image / tone / voice / character 去声 去聲 qù shēng falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin syn 入声 入聲 rù shēng entering tone / checked tone / one of the four tones of Middle Chinese 阴平 陰平 yīn píng high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua syn 音 yīn sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) syn 挫 cuò obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen syn 旭 xù dawn / rising sun syn 嘞 lei sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval syn 兀 wù cut off the feet / rising to a height / towering / bald / duplicate of Big Five A461 syn 吕 呂 lǚ pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 回铃音 回鈴音 huí líng yīn ringback tone 反切 fǎn qiè traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone 基音 jī yīn fundamental tone 霨 wèi rising of clouds 青云直上 青雲直上 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career syn 定调 定調 dìng diào to set the tone 东兔西乌 東兔西烏 dōng tù xī wū lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom) / fig. the passage of time 仄声 仄聲 zè shēng oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese) 第三声 第三聲 dì sān shēng third tone in Mandarin / falling-rising tone syn 阳平声 陽平聲 yáng píng shēng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua 押平声韵 押平聲韻 yā píng shēng yùn to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声) 按键音 按鍵音 àn jiàn yīn keypad tone / key tone 第一声 第一聲 dì yī shēng first tone in Mandarin / high, level tone syn 第四声 第四聲 dì sì shēng fourth tone in Mandarin / falling tone syn 阴平声 陰平聲 yīn píng shēng high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua 泩 shēng rising of water 朣 tóng light from the rising moon 暘 yáng rising sun / sunshine 升市 shēng shì rising prices / bull market 吐苦水 tǔ kǔ shuǐ to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth / fig. to complain bitterly / to pour out one's sufferings 崛立 jué lì to tower over / rising (to a dominant position) 抑扬升降性 抑揚昇降性 yì yáng shēng jiàng xìng property of rising and lowering 旸 暘 yáng rising sun / sunshine 渰 yǎn (of cloud) forming or rising 上升的趋势 rising tide / tide flow 睡回笼觉 睡回籠覺 shuì huí lóng jiào to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning) / to sleep in 擒人节 擒人節 qín rén jié (jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) / fig. everyday life / daily routine / to go about one's daily life 自发粉 自發粉 zì fā fěn self-rising flour 连续变调 連續變調 lián xù biàn diào tone sandhi 声调轮廓 聲調輪廓 shēng diào lún kuò tone contour 同调 同調 tóng diào same tone / in agreement with / homology (invariant of a topological space in math.) syn 