次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 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 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] 二等 èr děng second class / second-rate 二流 èr liú second-rate / second-tier syn 轻声 輕聲 qīng shēng quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress 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 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 音质 音質 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre syn 主音 zhǔ yīn keynote / principal tone / tonic / vowel 次于 次於 cì yú second after / second only to 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 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 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 话茬 話茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion 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) 二世 èr shì the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans) 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 二副 èr fù second officer (of ship) / second mate 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 第二次 dì èr cì the second time / second / number two 二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 彩铃 彩鈴 cǎi líng (telephony) ringback tone 校风 校風 xiào fēng the tone of a school / campus atmosphere 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 秒 miǎo second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly 音 yīn sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 挫 cuò obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen syn 嘞 lei sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval syn 吕 呂 lǚ pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 仲 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers syn 升调 昇調 shēng diào to promote to a higher post / (linguistics) rising intonation / (Chinese linguistics) rising tone 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 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 从 從 zòng second cousin syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn 亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis syn 一瞬间 一瞬間 yī shùn jiān split second syn 再生 zài shēng to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration syn 二级 二級 èr jí grade 2 / second class / category B 二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant 少尉 shào wèi second lieutenant (army rank) 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted 二月 èr yuè February / second month (of the lunar year) syn 旧货 舊貨 jiù huò second-hand goods / used items for sale syn 亚军 亞軍 yà jūn second place (in a sports contest) / runner-up 人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as 二手货 二手貨 èr shǒu huò second-hand goods / used goods 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē second-hand car 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn 二把手 èr bǎ shǒu deputy leader / the second-in-command syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 仅次于 僅次于 jǐn cì yú second only to ... / ranking behind only ... syn 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 转念 轉念 zhuǎn niàn to have second thoughts about sth / to think better of 其二 qí èr secondly / the other (usu. of two) / the second syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 次子 cì zǐ second son 秒钟 秒鐘 miǎo zhōng (time) second 刹那 剎那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ to count as number one (idiom) / second to none / outstanding syn 下半年 xià bàn nián second half of the year 中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand 征调 征調 zhēng diào to conscript / to second (personnel) / to requisition (supplies etc) 